paperback
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A few months ago I found a paperback copy of George Orwell’s “1984” on a city bus.
From Salon ● May 31, 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
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
The other was a beat-up paperback edition of Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables, in which he’d underlined passages in red and blue pen.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
“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
Beginning this spring, the Swedish streaming service will allow premium subscribers in the U.S. and U.K. to buy hardcovers and paperbacks through its app, in partnership with Bookshop.org.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
Well-worn paperbacks and other less attractive books can be stored elsewhere.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
There were piles of creased paperbacks, dusty boxes full of postcards or trinkets.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
