as in hardcover
a published work that has a thick paper cover
The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.
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There are hardcovers and paperbacks in every subject imaginable.
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Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2025
Many of these experiences are chronicled in her new memoir, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk, out in paperback on June 24.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2025
Book categories include fiction, nonfiction, children’s, romance, hobby, travel, health and living, religion, textbooks, periodicals and cookbooks in both hardcover and paperback, the release said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
The series, which has a robust social media following, has sold more than three million copies between paperback and audiobooks.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 June 2025
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Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2025
Many of these experiences are chronicled in her new memoir, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk, out in paperback on June 24.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2025
Book categories include fiction, nonfiction, children’s, romance, hobby, travel, health and living, religion, textbooks, periodicals and cookbooks in both hardcover and paperback, the release said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
The series, which has a robust social media following, has sold more than three million copies between paperback and audiobooks.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paperback
book
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The book is published with Forbes Books, the exclusive business book publishing imprint of Forbes.—
Forbes Books Press Release Official,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The half-giant Hagrid features in every Harry Potter book and is one of the first characters to appear in The Philosopher’s Stone.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
15 July 2025
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