paperbound

noun

Definition of paperboundnext
as in hardcover

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Recent Examples of paperbound 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
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  1. paperback
  2. hardback
  3. tome
Noun
  • They are printed in a slightly larger paperback format to show off the art and make the stories easier to read.
    — Rob Wieland, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Data from Bowker Books in Print showed a collapse of new adult nonfiction paperback titles by 42% from 2019 to 2024, to just under 40,000.
    — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of paperback
Noun
  • 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
  • While Another Roadside Attraction failed to garner much attention when it was first published in hardback, the paperback edition steadily became a word-of-mouth hit, especially on college campuses.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
Definition of hardback
Noun
  • Read on for the five tomes that have done for Mulvaney what Paper Doll will inevitably do for future generations of trans girls.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Each shot looks like a page out of a cursed tome of twisted, postmodern fairy tales, the images forbidding and slightly abstract.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of tome

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