paperback

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The device, roughly the size of a paperback book, produces small amounts of power by capturing energy released as these microorganisms break down organic material in dirt.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 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

“It ranges from like, something you’d read in your freshman year of philosophy to something that was a 1970s airport paperback thriller.”

From Salon • Mar. 23, 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

For much of the journey, the teenager has been reading a paperback copy of Anna Karenina for a class in Russian literature.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater