hardcover

noun

Definition of hardcovernext
as in paperback

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  1. paperback
  2. hardback
  3. paperbound
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
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  • 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
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  • 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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