How to Use paperback in a Sentence

paperback

noun
  • The book is sold only in paperback.
  • The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.
  • Now the cards made a block about the size of a thick paperback book.
    Krista Stevens, Longreads, 10 Jan. 2024
  • And the paperback version is still there — for the 287th week.
    Amy Chozick, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2019
  • That was the myth of Belle Starr, as presented in the pulp paperbacks of the era..
    Michael Farquhar, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
  • The Hunt for the World's Oldest Bible is out now in paperback.
    Chanan Tigay, GQ, 12 June 2018
  • The book, available in paperback and online, is set in the mid-1600s.
    Steven Goode, courant.com, 2 Oct. 2019
  • Read all about it in Andy’s book Tracers in the Dark, which is now out in paperback.
    Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Other than the paperbacks, there’s not much else to it.
    Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
  • That’s a discount of $17 on the hardcover and about $10 off the paperback.
    Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 15 May 2023
  • The book is listed as $16.95 for paperback on amazon.com.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Now, piles of paperbacks and hardcovers stacked 15-high on the floor threaten to crush the cat.
    Linda Rodriguez McRobbie, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2019
  • Sign up for one of the book clubs or start your own and get 10% off paperbacks and 20% off hardcover books.
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 26 July 2023
  • Joyce Maynard’s latest book, The Best of Us, is out in paperback this month.
    Joyce Maynard, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2018
  • In 1972, a paperback book was one of the best ways to lose yourself for a few hours in an imaginary realm.
    Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2021
  • Want to pick up a stack of recent paperbacks — from inside a boat?
    Michael Hingston, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2019
  • The paperback contains a new chapter, bringing the book up to date.
    Moira MacDonald, chicagotribune.com, 28 Oct. 2020
  • My book was released in paperback during the fall of 2019.
    Robert W. Snyder, The Conversation, 11 June 2021
  • The books must be paperback, be black and white inside and be in good condition.
    Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2023
  • Amazon customers will have to wait till Nov. 16 just to get a paperback copy.
    Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Books prices are $2 for hardbacks and $1 for paperbacks.
    Kate Talerico, The Courier-Journal, 28 June 2018
  • The revised paperbacks will be released in April to mark 70 years since the printing of Casino Royale.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The paperbacks were intended to help soldiers pass the time.
    Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Customers can also buy two and get a third free on all DC trade paperbacks.
    Trevor Fraser, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Sep. 2019
  • The 721-page book is available on paperback and Kindle.
    Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2023
  • This ultra-slim device features a display that’s about the size of a small paperback and is designed to look like the page of a book.
    Kristine Thomason, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The book was released last month by The History Press and sells for $20.01 in paperback on Amazon.
    Don Maines Correspondent, Houston Chronicle, 12 Feb. 2020
  • In 1939, the three partners joined Robert de Graff to launch Pocket Books, a mass-market paperback line.
    Christian Lorentzen, Harper’s Magazine , 8 Feb. 2023
  • The paperback version is in the top spot, as of Wednesday afternoon, and the hardcover is right below it.
    Ruth Cronin, The Enquirer, 17 July 2024
  • From humble paperback beginnings to box office behemoths, comics have surged to the forefront of pop culture.
    Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2024

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