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Recent Examples of softcover 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 The softcover reading guide highlights ten of the most vital works to the Mythos. — Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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  1. hardcover
  2. paperback
  3. hardback
  4. paperbound
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  • Published in 1986 by Simon & Schuster, McMurtry’s novel — the first in the Lonesome Dove book series — spent 24 consecutive weeks in hardcover and 28 consecutive weeks in paperback on NYT’s Bestseller list, selling over 4 million copies.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The hardcover homemaking guide retails for $38 and is available now wherever books are sold.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of hardcover
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  • Adult hardcovers will be $1, paperbacks are two for $1, and youth books are four for $1.
    — Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In Conversation Books by Adam Johnson, Karl Ove Knausgaard, Sarah Moss, and more are arriving in paperback this September.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of paperback
Noun
  • Most drawing books for beginners come in hardback, paperback and e-tablet versions.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • An 88-page hardback book is included with both the LP and CD super deluxe editions.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 29 July 2026
Definition of hardback
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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
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“Softcover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/softcover. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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