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
Dell Books published it as a 64-page paperback with a cover the exact shade of pink of a can of Tab diet soda.
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Mimi Pond, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The final quarter of this paperback is about how deeply the Beats affected Fratzke as a young writer.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Publisher Berkley has gone back to press twice on the trade paperback since premiere week, and saw a 5,000 percent increase across all formats in year-over-year weekly sales following the show’s release, according to Christine Ball, evp & publisher.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
In one week following the show’s release, the publisher went back to press twice on the trade paperback and saw a +5,000% increase across all formats in the same one-week period year over year.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
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Mimi Pond, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The final quarter of this paperback is about how deeply the Beats affected Fratzke as a young writer.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Publisher Berkley has gone back to press twice on the trade paperback since premiere week, and saw a 5,000 percent increase across all formats in year-over-year weekly sales following the show’s release, according to Christine Ball, evp & publisher.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
In one week following the show’s release, the publisher went back to press twice on the trade paperback and saw a +5,000% increase across all formats in the same one-week period year over year.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paperback
Noun
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Even the hardcover only got advance praise from Kirkus and PW.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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Soft dust jackets and hardcover photo books are available in almost every colorway.—
Architectural Digest,
Architectural Digest,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Doldinger returned to big-screen fantasy with The NeverEnding Story (1984), Petersen’s adaptation of Michael Ende’s classic children’s book.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Oct. 2025
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Instead of croquet games or slam books, the four teen girls of The Craft use spells to help get through their adolescent angst.—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Paperback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paperback. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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