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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

“The Correspondent” spent one week on the New York Times hardcover fiction bestseller list in early October.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

Some books read like hardcover screenplays, so easily translated to the movies that publishing them first as a novel almost seems like an unnecessary formality.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

It’s now three years since I last walked out of Sing Sing, and seven months since Newjack came out in hardcover.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover