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Best E-reader Amazon Kindle (2024) $110 at Amazon Nothing is more decadent for a beach day than a good book, but packing paperbacks or hardbacks just isn’t practical for me.
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Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2025
His most recent novel, Klara and the Sun was a number one Sunday Times bestseller in both hardback and paperback.
—Kazuo Ishiguro
may 5, Literary Hub, 5 May 2025
This polarizing series from The High Republic era might be one-and-done but its beautiful concept art lives on in a 224-page hardback from author Kristin Baver.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 4 May 2025
Since new-release audiobooks typically cost as much as hardback copies, the three premium downloads make the $3 cost of this three-month subscription period a no-brainer.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
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Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2025
His most recent novel, Klara and the Sun was a number one Sunday Times bestseller in both hardback and paperback.
—Kazuo Ishiguro
may 5, Literary Hub, 5 May 2025
This polarizing series from The High Republic era might be one-and-done but its beautiful concept art lives on in a 224-page hardback from author Kristin Baver.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 4 May 2025
Since new-release audiobooks typically cost as much as hardback copies, the three premium downloads make the $3 cost of this three-month subscription period a no-brainer.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardback
Noun
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There will be books of all kinds, hardcover, paperback, fiction and non-fiction.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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The new hardcover coffee table book features 304 pages of iconic fashion photography, ranging from elaborate studio setups and lush location shoots to more intimate moments between only Demarchelier and his subjects.—
Tim Chan,
Footwear News,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There will be books of all kinds, hardcover, paperback, fiction and non-fiction.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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The note mentions that more details about Dale’s death are tucked inside more paperbacks on his shelves, thereby connecting Lee’s twin obsessions — musty old books and the mythic quest to shine light in Tulsa’s dark corners.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The softcover reading guide highlights ten of the most vital works to the Mythos.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Experiment, paperbound, 2014).—
Jessica Wapner,
Scientific American,
16 Nov. 2020
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As the first nodes of the internet were being wired together, the Catalog became a paperbound search engine.—
Fred Turner,
Harper's magazine,
10 Jan. 2019
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“Hardback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardback. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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