hardbacks

noun

plural of hardback
as in paperbacks

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  1. paperbacks
  2. books
  3. tomes
Noun
  • Along the narrow hallway, bookshelves burst with first editions of John Updike, battered Stephen Kings, graphic novels, dime-store paperbacks, board games, books about mythology, children’s fairy tales, and Warhammer rule sets.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of paperbacks
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  • Season 1 of the HBO Max series gave its cast (and creator) a career skyrocket and readers new romance books to obsess over.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Another strategic way for experts to increase their credibility is to publish books, white papers and industry reports that showcase their unique knowledge and insights.
    — Behnam Shakibaie, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of books
Noun
  • More than 500 workers oversee current projects and an archive, a meditative space for its tomes of silk samples that houses a collection of 75,000 fabric prints, 80,000 silk scarves, and more.
    — Ondine Cohane, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026
  • To start, there must be thousands of books around the property—coffee-table tomes about nature, volumes of Dickens, some mystery novels for good measure—filling shelves in every guest room, up to the balcony reading nook in the main lodge.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026
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