folios

noun

plural of folio
as in quartos

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  1. paperbacks
  2. books
  3. manuals
Noun
  • Genre has been a dominant publishing force since at least the nineteenth century, with pulp magazines and serialized paperbacks providing mass entertainment for readers of almost any age and demographic.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026
  • Indeed, when people began to travel by train in the 19th century, publishers began selling romance and thriller paperbacks across London’s railway stations.
    — Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of paperbacks
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  • Lately, Klassen has brought those anthropomorphic gifts to board books, those indestructible literary objects that are larger than a cellphone and smaller than a tablet and far better than either for your child’s attention span, mood, and gums.
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 7 July 2026
  • Greaney also co-authored several books in the Jack Ryan series created by Tom Clancy.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of books
Noun
  • But while those other manuals for the mind became bestsellers, The Backpacker stayed on the margins.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
  • OpenClaw will then interpret and complete the tasks automatically without the need to memorize complex commands or the need to resort to complicated reference manuals.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of manuals
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