softback

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Definition of softbacknext
as in paperback

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  1. paperback
  2. hardback
  3. paperbound
  4. tome
Noun
  • 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.
    The Week US, theweek, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The book will be re-released this November in paperback.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of paperback
Noun
  • The upcoming paperback edition, set for release on Nov. 12, will feature exclusive content not included in the original hardback.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Ideal as a Christmas or birthday gift or just as a way to inspire young minds, this large-format, full-colour hardback is a must-have for every child's bookshelf.
    The Week Junior, theweek, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of hardback
Noun
  • The Experiment, paperbound, 2014).
    Jessica Wapner, Scientific American, 16 Nov. 2020
  • As the first nodes of the internet were being wired together, the Catalog became a paperbound search engine.
    Fred Turner, Harper's magazine, 10 Jan. 2019
Definition of paperbound
Noun
  • Co-authoring a tome with Patterson has become something of a status symbol among a certain A-list milieu; unsurprisingly, he’s been flooded with offers.
    Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
  • There’s a cavernous sublevel housing the Radical Media Archive, which houses more than 2,000 rare and historical books, magazines and posters from the counterculture era of the ’50s to the ’80s, as well as contemporary tomes on graphic designs and photography.
    Rhonda Richford, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of tome
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