Synonyms of paperbacks

paperbacks

noun

plural of paperback

as in hardcovers

a published work that has a thick paper cover

The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.

Related Words

• hardcovers
• books
• hardbacks
• softcovers
• volumes
• tomes
• pocket books
• trade books
• textbooks
• novels
• folios
• papers
• trade editions
• manuals
• handbooks
• dictionaries
• guidebooks
• pocket editions
• quartos
• encyclopedias
• paperbounds
• catalogs
• softbacks
• monographs
• texts
• albums
• pulps
• anthologies
• treatises
• novelettes
• primers
• cyclopedias
• chapbooks
• how-tos
• tracts
• almanacs
• omnibuses
• casebooks
• picture books

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of paperbacks

Shelves are stocked with everything from children’s books and paperbacks to rare finds, priced at $2 for Step Into Reading children’s books, $4 for paperbacks and other children’s books, $8 for hardcovers at $8 and rare books individually priced. — Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2026

Along the narrow hallway, bookshelves burst with first editions of John Updike, battered Stephen Kings, graphic novels, dime-store paperbacks, board games, books about mythology, children’s fairy tales, and Warhammer rule sets. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 July 2026

Genre has been a dominant publishing force since at least the nineteenth century, with pulp magazines and serialized paperbacks providing mass entertainment for readers of almost any age and demographic. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026

Indeed, when people began to travel by train in the 19th century, publishers began selling romance and thriller paperbacks across London’s railway stations. — Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

On the other, are lower-cost paperbacks and print-on-demand books aimed at maintaining accessibility. — Josh Rivera, USA Today, 14 June 2026

The cheap paperbacks with yellowed pages, outdated cookbooks, and encyclopedias can be tossed. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 June 2026

Being able to pass the time reading without dealing with bulky paperbacks is a major improvement. — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026

This is not to say that all trade paperbacks are unserious or undeserving of coverage. — Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026