as in hardcover
a published work that has a thick paper cover
The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.
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While this is a hardcover/gift edition with a poster, Amazon offers a simpler paperback version for quite a few dollars less.
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Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
The video then shows a large cardboard box of the new paperback versions of her 2021 book, Still Learning: A Memoir.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
Quicksilver will be re-released in paperback on December 3, 2024, and a deluxe hardcover will follow in Summer 2025.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024
On October 22, the Duke of Sussex's memoir was released in paperback in the U.S., with the U.K. edition set to follow on October 24.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
The video then shows a large cardboard box of the new paperback versions of her 2021 book, Still Learning: A Memoir.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
Quicksilver will be re-released in paperback on December 3, 2024, and a deluxe hardcover will follow in Summer 2025.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024
On October 22, the Duke of Sussex's memoir was released in paperback in the U.S., with the U.K. edition set to follow on October 24.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Paperback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paperback. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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