paperback

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UK /ˈpeɪ.pə.bæk/ US /ˈpeɪ.pɚˌbæk/

noun 1adj 1verb 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

mass-market

I prefer reading mass-market paperbacks because they are affordable and easy to carry around.

original

The author decided to release her novel as an original paperback rather than waiting for a hardcover edition.

VERB + PAPERBACK

read | produce, publish (sth as)

be out in, come out in

The new Stephen King book will be out in paperback next month.

PAPERBACK + VERB

come out

The novel finally came out in paperback after being available only in hardcover for two years.

PAPERBACK + NOUN

book, edition, novel, version | original | fiction | rights, sales

PREP

in ~

I bought the novel in paperback because it was much cheaper than the hardcover edition.

Definitions

noun

A book with flexible binding.

adj

Having flexible binding.

verb

To issue or publish (a book) in a paperback edition.

Max was anticipating paperbacking The Bodley Head's books in house rather than licensing the paperback rights to a third party, like Penguin, which reduced his royalties and might eventually lose him authors to vertical publishers.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a book with paper covers

softback
soft-cover

adjective — (of books) having a flexible binding

paperbacked

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Max was anticipating paperbacking The Bodley Head's books in house rather than licensing the paperback rights to a third party, like Penguin, which reduced his royalties and might eventually lose him

Wiktionary

Is there a paperback edition of this book?

Tatoeba · #57076

Tom only reads paperback novels.

Tatoeba · #1093173

You prefer a paperback edition.

Tatoeba · #3075764

Unsold paperback books often have their covers torn off.

Tatoeba · #3207055

Is there also a paperback edition of this book?

Tatoeba · #3719531

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