as in hardcover
a published work that has a thick paper cover
The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.
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Ed Park's novel 'Same Bed Different Dreams,' now out in paperback, was a Pulitzer Prize finalist and winner of the 2024 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for fiction.
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The Week Us, theweek, 19 Nov. 2024
The book will be re-released this November in paperback.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2024
As Prince Harry's groundbreaking memoir Spare hits shelves in paperback, here's a look at the special dedication that shaped the book.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The paperback version is available at Carmichael's Bookstore at 1259 Bardstown Road and 2720 Frankfort Ave.
—The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Week Us, theweek, 19 Nov. 2024
The book will be re-released this November in paperback.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2024
As Prince Harry's groundbreaking memoir Spare hits shelves in paperback, here's a look at the special dedication that shaped the book.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The paperback version is available at Carmichael's Bookstore at 1259 Bardstown Road and 2720 Frankfort Ave.
—The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Paperback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paperback. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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