Examples of trade book in a Sentence
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The increase in viewership is complemented by the rise of manga – the comics on which most anime are based – to become the category leader in North American comics publishing, vastly outselling superheroes and other genres in the trade book channel and, increasingly, in comic book stores.
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Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The German firm Bertelsmann, for instance, has expanded to become the world’s largest publisher of trade books (via Penguin Random House) through purchasing controlling stakes of other publishing companies throughout Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Australasia.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 May 2026
In addition to selling books, Thursday’s event will feature a bookswap in which customers can trade books with each other.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
There were no libraries yet so people might trade books.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
During his tenure, the company’s trade book division won at least a half-dozen Pulitzer Prizes.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 8 June 2023
Three-quarters of trade book revenue last year derived from hardcover and paperback sales, according to the Association of American Publishers.
—Karen Heller, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Dec. 2022
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Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The German firm Bertelsmann, for instance, has expanded to become the world’s largest publisher of trade books (via Penguin Random House) through purchasing controlling stakes of other publishing companies throughout Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Australasia.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 May 2026
In addition to selling books, Thursday’s event will feature a bookswap in which customers can trade books with each other.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
There were no libraries yet so people might trade books.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
During his tenure, the company’s trade book division won at least a half-dozen Pulitzer Prizes.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 8 June 2023
Three-quarters of trade book revenue last year derived from hardcover and paperback sales, according to the Association of American Publishers.
—Karen Heller, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Dec. 2022
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“Trade book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20book. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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