hardcover

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Recent Examples of hardcover 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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardcover
Noun
  • Adult hardcovers will be $1, paperbacks are two for $1, and youth books are four for $1.
    Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In Conversation Books by Adam Johnson, Karl Ove Knausgaard, Sarah Moss, and more are arriving in paperback this September.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Most drawing books for beginners come in hardback, paperback and e-tablet versions.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • An 88-page hardback book is included with both the LP and CD super deluxe editions.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 29 July 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 15 Sep. 2026.

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