as in hardcover
a published work that has a thick paper cover
The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.
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Recent Examples of paperback
Though little more than a précis of the actual book, this oversized paperback, printed on the pulpiest of papers, marked a watershed in my young life.
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Michael Dirda, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
Soon after its publication, the novel became available in a cheap paperback and was on sale in the newspaper kiosks that dotted downtown Barcelona.
—Colm Tóibín, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
Between Bosch and Jack Ryan, Prime Video’s strategy of putting airport paperbacks onscreen seems to be working.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
There’s a stack of paperback books with a Western novel on top.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
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Michael Dirda, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
Soon after its publication, the novel became available in a cheap paperback and was on sale in the newspaper kiosks that dotted downtown Barcelona.
—Colm Tóibín, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
Between Bosch and Jack Ryan, Prime Video’s strategy of putting airport paperbacks onscreen seems to be working.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
There’s a stack of paperback books with a Western novel on top.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paperback
Noun
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The trade and deluxe hardcover editions will then release simultaneously wherever books are sold on March 2, 2027.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Apr. 2026
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Tailored for collectors, the board game is packaged like a hardcover novel for easy storage, with a design inspired by the Empyrean novels’ unique book jackets.—
Kirsten Acuna,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026
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Carlson, who was fired from Fox News in 2023 and commands a large audience on his namesake daily video podcast, is also bringing to his book imprint 21 million followers in the conservative media landscape across his X and YouTube channels combined as of late 2025.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
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The series — based on author Laura Ingalls Wilder’s famed book series, which in turn was adapted into a popular TV series from 1974 to 1983 — revolves around the Ingalls family and their family farm in rural Minnesota at the end of the 1800s.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
13 Apr. 2026
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