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paperback

[pey-per-bak] / ˈpeɪ pərˌbæk /




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It is newly arrived in paperback, and a perfect summer page-turner.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

They are often derided for their cost, and customers declare they will wait till the paperback comes out.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2026

"Then we'll buy the paperback when it comes out," she added.

From BBC May 24, 2026

The paperback rights for her second book, 1978’s Love Signs, were sold for $2.5 million, establishing an industry record at the time.

From Slate May 5, 2026

All she could see was a paperback book, a magazine, and...a magnifying glass.

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene

“Unlike for mass-market paperbacks, hardcover books were shelved, so it didn’t matter that the books were different sizes,” Margolis says.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2026

"But I love the smell of a new book and holding them. I love the colours, some of the covers are just so beautiful, I buy those as paperbacks."

From BBC May 24, 2026

Like many people, my garage and closets are littered with the detritus of modern life—from stacks of paperbacks and fancy china to a fussy tea maker, still swaddled in its box.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 8, 2025

The ones that aren’t so nice to look at, like dog-eared paperbacks, are stored in the cabinets.

From Seattle Times Feb. 12, 2024

I’d sit in the chair and read to him from various paperbacks I’d bring in, stuff like The Odyssey or One Thousand and One Nights.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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