hardcover

noun

Definition of hardcovernext
as in paperback

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Recent Examples of hardcover Also included is a 120-page hardcover book containing photographs by Cognito documenting the creation and promotion of the original album, along with lyric excerpts and handwritten notes from bey himself. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 22 June 2026 The Games Resemble Collector’s Books Similar to Hasbro's recent Monopoly Fourth Wing release, both editions of the game are packaged like hardcover novels with designs that mimic the book jackets of A Court of Thorns and Roses and A Court of Mist and Fury. — Kirsten Acuna, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 Paperback and hardcover prices remained relatively stagnant for years, even as production costs climbed. — Josh Rivera, USA Today, 14 June 2026 Before the hardcover came out, publishers engaged in a bidding war for paperback rights and Paramount Pictures showed interest in an adaptation. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 June 2026 But the smaller hardcover has the benefit of fitting into nearly any bag. — Adam Messinger, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026 The photo-rich hardcover follows a 1,200-mile odyssey into the heart of the world’s driest non-polar desert, the Atacama Desert in Chile. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026 The Night Action was printed in hardcover in the US 1966, and then again as a paperback a year later, but has since fallen out of print, and out of memory. — Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026 The Sea Glass Mystery is available at Amazon online in hardcover, paperback, and e-book (Kindle) formats, and Barnes & Noble online in hardcover only. — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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  1. paperback
  2. hardback
  3. softcover
  4. paperbound
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  • During intermission, people thumbed through the small paperback with its stars-and-stripes cover, afterwards, slipping it into their purses and pockets.
    — Chloe Veltman, NPR, 10 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 paperback
Noun
  • The bottom shelf bump-out adds only two inches but creates a shelf deep enough for hardbacks.
    — Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Shelves are stacked with hardback books and vases and walls adorned with sea life prints.
    — Tim Chester, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of hardback
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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
  • The softcover reading guide highlights ten of the most vital works to the Mythos.
    — Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Definition of softcover
Noun
  • 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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