hardcover

noun

Definition of hardcovernext
as in paperback

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Recent Examples of hardcover Raichlen’s new book is available now as a hardcover book or an e-book. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026 The 200-page book, which features a linen hardcover, will sell for $120 online and at Assouline boutiques globally. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 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
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  1. paperback
  2. hardback
  3. softcover
  4. paperbound
Noun
  • Quentin Roseman of the Haldols was there, chatting with Veronica Vector, the director, by the table of vintage paperbacks.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The small paperback is child-size with colorful pages and a simple story, to be read to, or by, children.
    — Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of paperback
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
Definition of hardback
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
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
Definition of paperbound

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“Hardcover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardcover. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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