hardcover

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Recent Examples of hardcover The untitled project got far enough in Hyperion’s pipeline to be assigned an ISBN and listed in bookseller databases as a 384-page hardcover. — Andy Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 While the most popular e-readers are smaller than a hardcover, many are still a bit too large for true grab-and-go convenience. — Eliza Thompson, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Floor-to-ceiling shelves are stacked with fine hardcover books, wooden xylophones, ticking clocks, and high-tech speakers. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026 In a stroke of luck, Bloomsbury was already planning a twenty-fifth-anniversary hardcover edition. — Rachel Levin, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 Published in 1986 by Simon & Schuster, McMurtry’s novel — the first in the Lonesome Dove book series — spent 24 consecutive weeks in hardcover and 28 consecutive weeks in paperback on NYT’s Bestseller list, selling over 4 million copies. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026 The hardcover homemaking guide retails for $38 and is available now wherever books are sold. — Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2026 The hardcover book had blank pages allocated for different parts of the story, an intended title and concept. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 24 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardcover
Noun
  • Supporters say the new paperback edition, released by Macmillan Publishers, is just as relevant today as when the book first came out.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Heffers had bespoke children’s and paperback shops, Blackwell’s separate music and art shops.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Lane was intending to offer contemporary fiction of the sort published in hardback for 7s 6d at a much lower paperback price.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Most drawing books for beginners come in hardback, paperback and e-tablet versions.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • 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
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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“Hardcover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardcover. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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