as in hardcover
a published work that has a thick paper cover
The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.
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The era of modern U.S. paperbacks began with the Pocket Books company in 1939.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Like Galaxy of Books, inexpensive paperbacks are the meat and potatoes of neighborhood bookshops.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
The woods and white musks remind me of cracking open a fresh new paperback novel.
—Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2025
The paperback version of Lessons in Chemistry is set to hit stores on April 1.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Like Galaxy of Books, inexpensive paperbacks are the meat and potatoes of neighborhood bookshops.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
The woods and white musks remind me of cracking open a fresh new paperback novel.
—Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2025
The paperback version of Lessons in Chemistry is set to hit stores on April 1.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Paperback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paperback. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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