Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A book having a flexible paper binding.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A book with paper covers; -- contrasted with
hardback orhardcover . - adjective having a flexible binding; -- of books. Contrasted to
hardcover orhardbacked orhardbound .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
book withflexible binding . - adjective of a book Having flexible binding.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a book with paper covers
- adjective (of books) having a flexible binding
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Examples
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We get hundreds of books sent to us (upon request or not), and a thin paperback is usually something we ignore.
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We get hundreds of books sent to us (upon request or not), and a thin paperback is usually something we ignore.
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We get hundreds of books sent to us (upon request or not), and a thin paperback is usually something we ignore.
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For many people, a paperback is an inexpensive investment in an unknown quantity.
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As many of you know, I offer on my website signed hardcovers of books that have been out for a year or so, since by that time the paperback is available and the hardcover is more difficult to find in stores.
Special prices on signed WARBREAKER & Mistborn trilogy, plus Grammar Girl Giveaway & Updates mistborn 2010
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This paperback is my latest lead exhibit in the argument for collections being better reading experiences than miniseries.
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Are you sure it doesn't refer to the fact that it's a pocket book, or what we call a paperback?
Poche, Scooper, Popin and Gambit gailcarriger 2009
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I'm linking to the hardback version because I understand that buying the paperback is a false economy.
Oneirodrome amuchmoreexotic 2005
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The Philip K. Dick Award is presented annually with the support of the Philip K. Dick Trust for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original form in the United States.
Archive 2010-04-01 Lou Anders 2010
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The Philip K. Dick Award is presented annually with the support of the Philip K. Dick Trust for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original form in the United States.
Archive 2009-01-01 Lou Anders 2009
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