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The success of the publishing industry could never rest on the tiny shoulders of the small hardcover.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

“When I sit down to read a small hardcover, it almost feels like I’m reading a journal,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Most of the current book sales are for the original paperback edition, though a movie tie-in with Gosling on the cover is also contributing, as are some hardcover volumes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

But what I think is more notable is how I do it: I read only hardcover or paperback books.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2026

At the Four Continents, Bobby bought a hardcover Russian-language copy of the Soviet School of Chess for $2.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady