as in hardcover
a published work that has a thick paper cover
The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.
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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.
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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
My job was to stock the new paperbacks that came in every week, make deliveries to downtown offices, and take the mail across the street to the little post office inside the Federal Building.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2025
This was during the Great War, a terrible emergency, and before the invention of modern paperbacks.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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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
My job was to stock the new paperbacks that came in every week, make deliveries to downtown offices, and take the mail across the street to the little post office inside the Federal Building.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2025
This was during the Great War, a terrible emergency, and before the invention of modern paperbacks.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paperback
book
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There are plenty of resources and books dedicated to Japanese etiquette, and a basic understanding of politeness and punctuality are integral to Japanese life that should be adhered to throughout your time in Japan.—
Michelle Gross,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The holiday flick follows Tina's accountant, Mia, whose life takes a fairy-tale turn when a handsome local, who uncannily resembles the hero of her favorite book, enters her world unexpectedly.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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“Paperback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paperback. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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