as in paperback
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Noun
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The book went into multiple printings and eventually sold over 40,000 copies in its first year, so I was disappointed when the decision was made to repackage it for the paperback edition.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026 -
Common items include notebooks or journals, paperback books or magazines, film cameras and crosswords.—
Avery Newmark,
AJC.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Old hardcover books with red covers or gold edges add a festive touch to any vignette.—
Ashley Poskin,
Martha Stewart,
1 Feb. 2026
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Thrift stores and secondhand shops often have various inexpensive hardcover books to choose from, Keyes says.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Eragon was the third-best-selling children’s hardback book of 2003, and the second-best-selling paperback of 2005.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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For example, drape the pillowcase opening over the back of a hardback chair or smaller pieces of luggage to keep them clean during storage.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
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After the lawsuit was filed, the jail changed its mail policy, and softcover books as well as periodicals published by the nonprofit were accepted into the jail.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
12 Dec. 2025
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The softcover reading guide highlights ten of the most vital works to the Mythos.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Experiment, paperbound, 2014).—
Jessica Wapner,
Scientific American,
16 Nov. 2020
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As the first nodes of the internet were being wired together, the Catalog became a paperbound search engine.—
Fred Turner,
Harper's magazine,
10 Jan. 2019
Noun
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Using the book as a conscious tool of image-building is a more recent phenomenon, however, leading critic Jaime Fuller to lament the banality of such tomes in his 2019 Literary Hub article.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The film has been in the works for over three decades, dating back to when del Toro first read a copy of Mary Shelley’s iconic tome as an 11-year-old.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Softback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/softback. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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