Definition of paperback
: a book with a flexible paper binding
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Examples of paperback in a Sentence
The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.
The book is sold only in paperback.
Recent Examples of paperback from the Web
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Donations of hardcover and paperback books as well as music and movies will be accepted.
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Taylor Jenkins Reid is no stranger to writing popular books, and her latest best seller (and fifth book) The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo — which took inspiration from Old Hollywood glitz and glamour — comes out in paperback later this month.
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That relatability originates in paperback, but the platform drives the connection—not just with the writer but with the world.
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Donations of hardcover and paperback books as well as music and movies will be accepted.
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Hardcover and paperback, on Kindles or listening to audiobooks, the average American reads a dozen books a year.
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The series will be published in paperback on June 26 and will be followed by a collectible box set designed by Selznick in September.
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Hardcover and paperback fiction books, audiobooks, VHS tapes, CDs and DVDs will also be marked half off.
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The collection was published by Graywolf in 2016 and came out in paperback in 2017.
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First Known Use of paperback
1843
PAPERBACK Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of paperback for English Language Learners
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: a book that has a thick paper cover
PAPERBACK Defined for Kids
Definition of paperback for Students
: a book with a flexible paper binding
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