as in hardcover
a published work that has a thick paper cover
The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.
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Recent Examples of paperback
The paperback edition of the resulting novel — which follows the opening night of The Manor, a bucolic but ultimately cursed luxury resort — hits bookstores on May 6.
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Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
And finally, Sloane Crosley tells us about the joys of paperback books.
—Air Mail, 26 Apr. 2025
Joe, lover of all things romantic, is not interested in romance as a genre — lowbrow, centered on female pleasure, exclusively published in paperback — but in romance as a chivalric gesture (women as conquests, men as heroes, all the books are leather-bound).
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
The e-book is available on Amazon Kindle for $8.99 and as a paperback on Amazon for $12.99.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
And finally, Sloane Crosley tells us about the joys of paperback books.
—Air Mail, 26 Apr. 2025
Joe, lover of all things romantic, is not interested in romance as a genre — lowbrow, centered on female pleasure, exclusively published in paperback — but in romance as a chivalric gesture (women as conquests, men as heroes, all the books are leather-bound).
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
The e-book is available on Amazon Kindle for $8.99 and as a paperback on Amazon for $12.99.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paperback
book
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Vandersloot, 36, was a fixture in the Sky’s history books long before the game.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Adapted from Jussi Adler-Olsen’s book series by Scott Frank (The Queen’s Gambit), the series is an instantly gripping yarn about the yoke of guilt and the unwavering patience of redemption.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
29 May 2025
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“Paperback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paperback. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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