as in paperback
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Noun
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That’s almost 2½ inches below normal — about the thickness of a paperback book — putting most of Central Florida into abnormally dry or moderate drought conditions, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Drought Monitor.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2025 -
A lot of romance was published purely in mass market paperback, only available in grocery stores, which feels sexist to me.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2025
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The 296-page hardback book with 260 illustrations published by Phaidon is available for $69.95.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The publishing industry reported a revenue increase of 7% for hardback books last year compared to 2023, and more than 4% for paperbacks, along with an approximately 3% increase for e-books.—
Dean Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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The Experiment, paperbound, 2014).—
Jessica Wapner,
Scientific American,
16 Nov. 2020
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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
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Here, amid the shelves filled with natural history objets d’art, guests can while away an hour with a glass of chenin blanc and a tome on South Africa’s one-of-a-kind flora.—
Jennifer Flowers,
AFAR Media,
3 Apr. 2025
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Sold at the Automobile Club de Monaco’s boutique, the oversized tome chronicles the event’s history and highlights.—
Lane Nieset,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Softback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/softback. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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