as in hardcover
a published work that has a thick paper cover
The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.
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Give the friend or family member who’s always buried in a book the gift of a new hardcover or paperback.
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Sara Coughlin, SELF, 29 Oct. 2024
Based on the anthology book many of us remember from childhood (that paperback with creepy illustrations that was always checked out from the school library), this spooky fare for the 13-and-up set has officially graduated to the big screen.
—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2024
Werewolf Lawyer has its own distinct look, a pulp paperback straight from the golden age of dime store novels done by Ian Klarer.
—Jef Rouner, Chron, 14 Sep. 2024
In Luca Guadagnino’s incredibly insightful adaptation, Daniel Craig plays Bill Lee, the pseudonym Burroughs used to spare his wealthy family from the indignity of being related to the author of a lurid paperback called Junkie (1953).
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
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Sara Coughlin, SELF, 29 Oct. 2024
Based on the anthology book many of us remember from childhood (that paperback with creepy illustrations that was always checked out from the school library), this spooky fare for the 13-and-up set has officially graduated to the big screen.
—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2024
Werewolf Lawyer has its own distinct look, a pulp paperback straight from the golden age of dime store novels done by Ian Klarer.
—Jef Rouner, Chron, 14 Sep. 2024
In Luca Guadagnino’s incredibly insightful adaptation, Daniel Craig plays Bill Lee, the pseudonym Burroughs used to spare his wealthy family from the indignity of being related to the author of a lurid paperback called Junkie (1953).
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Paperback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paperback. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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