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Recent Examples of hardback
Paperbacks start at $1, hardbacks at $2, and children’s books are $.50 for paperbacks and $1 for hardbacks.
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Moran Elwell, Oklahoman, 25 Jan. 2026
Head over to the Natural Landscape Photography Awards site to see all the winners and runners-up, and pre-order a hardback book with the top entries at $70.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
The set, remixed and expanded across multiple formats, will include a 5LP vinyl box set as well as a 4-CD box set, with both including a Blu-ray disc, replica tour poster and 100-page hardback book with a new essay by Stones expert Paul Sexton and exclusive photos from the album session and tour.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
The revision, which would be not a hardback book but an online-only edition, requiring a subscription, was expected to take decades.
—Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
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Moran Elwell, Oklahoman, 25 Jan. 2026
Head over to the Natural Landscape Photography Awards site to see all the winners and runners-up, and pre-order a hardback book with the top entries at $70.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
The set, remixed and expanded across multiple formats, will include a 5LP vinyl box set as well as a 4-CD box set, with both including a Blu-ray disc, replica tour poster and 100-page hardback book with a new essay by Stones expert Paul Sexton and exclusive photos from the album session and tour.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
The revision, which would be not a hardback book but an online-only edition, requiring a subscription, was expected to take decades.
—Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardback
Noun
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The novel became a smash hit, staying on The New York Times' bestseller list for more than 64 weeks and remaining in hardcover for three years.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
6 Apr. 2026
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The trade and deluxe hardcover editions will then release simultaneously wherever books are sold on March 2, 2027.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Apr. 2026
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This straw tote is roomy enough to pack your daily essentials, like a paperback book and a Turkish towel for an afternoon at the beach.—
Caitlin Palumbo,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Apr. 2026
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In 2025, the author partnered with Reese Witherspoon to co-write the thriller Gone Before Goodbye, set to be released in paperback in 2026.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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After the lawsuit was filed, the jail changed its mail policy, and softcover books as well as periodicals published by the nonprofit were accepted into the jail.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
12 Dec. 2025
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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 21 Apr. 2026.
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