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a published work that has a thick paper cover
The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.
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Recent Examples of paperbacks
On the other, are lower-cost paperbacks and print-on-demand books aimed at maintaining accessibility.
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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The cheap paperbacks with yellowed pages, outdated cookbooks, and encyclopedias can be tossed.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
Between Bosch and Jack Ryan, Prime Video’s strategy of putting airport paperbacks onscreen seems to be working.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Children’s books and mass-market paperbacks will be 25 cents or five for $1; adult hardcover and trade paperback books, comics and DVDs are 50 cents and CDs and LPs are 25 cents.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
For years, mass-market paperbacks have been credited with making books more accessible and affordable.
—Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 23 Feb. 2026
The books, neatly shelved in alphabetical order, are available for 50 cents for paperbacks and $1 for hard cover titles.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
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The cheap paperbacks with yellowed pages, outdated cookbooks, and encyclopedias can be tossed.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
Between Bosch and Jack Ryan, Prime Video’s strategy of putting airport paperbacks onscreen seems to be working.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Children’s books and mass-market paperbacks will be 25 cents or five for $1; adult hardcover and trade paperback books, comics and DVDs are 50 cents and CDs and LPs are 25 cents.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
For years, mass-market paperbacks have been credited with making books more accessible and affordable.
—Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 23 Feb. 2026
The books, neatly shelved in alphabetical order, are available for 50 cents for paperbacks and $1 for hard cover titles.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paperbacks
books
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Editors These workers prepare articles and books for publication, helping writers shape and structure their work and checking for accuracy and clarity.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Zevin’s novel has been named one of the 100 best books of the 21st century by the New York Times and one of the best fiction books of the last 30 years by the Los Angeles Times.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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