Crossword clues for paperback
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
paperback \pa"per*back\ adj. having a flexible binding; -- of books. Contrasted to hardcover or hardbacked or hardbound.
Syn: paperbacked, soft-bound, softcover, softback.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
a. (context of a book English) Having flexible binding. n. A book with flexible binding.
WordNet
n. a book with paper covers [syn: paperback book, paper-back book, softback book, softback, soft-cover book, soft-cover]
adj. (of books) having a flexible binding [syn: paperbacked]
Wikipedia
Inexpensive books bound in paper have existed since at least the 19th century in such forms as pamphlets, yellowbacks, dime novels, and airport novels. Modern paperbacks can be differentiated by size. In the US there are "mass-market paperbacks" and larger, more durable "trade paperbacks". In the UK, there are A-format, B-format, and the largest C-format sizes.
Paperback editions of books are issued when a publisher decides to release a book in a low-cost format. Cheaper, lower quality paper; glued (rather than stapled or sewn) bindings; and the lack of a hard cover may contribute to the lower cost of paperbacks. Paperbacks can be the preferred medium when a book is not expected to be a major seller or where the publisher wishes to release a book without putting forth a large investment. Examples include many novels, and newer editions or reprintings of older books.
Since hardcovers tend to have a larger profit margin, many publishers try to balance the profit to be made by selling fewer hardcovers against the potential profit to be made by selling more paperbacks with a smaller profit per unit. First editions of many modern books, especially genre fiction, are issued in paperback. Best-selling books, on the other hand, may maintain sales in hardcover for an extended period in order to reap the greater profits that the hardcovers provide.
Usage examples of "paperback".
Available from WH Smith, John Menxies, Forbuofs, Martins, Two, Asia, anil other paperback stockists.
I spent the majority of my daylight hours lying on the beach, reading used paperbacks, and most of my nights trying to beat Skip at Crash Bandicoot on his Sony Playstation.
I found Aldiss and Anderson paperbacks stashed for a dull moment in the control room of the big telescope at Las Campanas, atop the Andes Mountains of Chile.
Gray lifted the cushion from the dinette bench, rummaged through the storage bin below, then pulled out the paperback.
Bree the ugly duckling from Damon Kerry, but the entire bottom shelf was filled with paperback romance novels.
There were two folding tables on gimbals, two vinyl-covered sofas bolted to the deck, a stack of plastic chairs, racks of paperback books and, on a shelf, a television set and VCR.
Cant the Conqueror, Blunt the Barbarian, Warrior Priests of Guck, and the other colorful paperbacks we were supposed to be discussing.
Soggy paperbacks, drenched calfskin and pulpy wet hardbacks dripped in every nook and cranny.
Murch was still grinning from ear to ear, and he had his paperback copy of Child Heist open in his hands.
Water, spare socks, a McPhee paperback, and my usual stock of pills, including the lecithin and choline.
Guide to the Country Inns of Britain and Ireland Memoir Blue Water, Green Skipper Published by Harper Paperbacks coming soon ATTENTION: ORGANIZATIONS AND CORPORATIONS Most Harper Paperbacks are available at special quanti discounts for bulk purchases for sales promotions, premiums, or fund-raising.
Digest condensed books, the TV series, paperback contracts - even though, at the end, the taxman had got in amongst his earnings.
OTHER BOOKS BY JOSEPHINE TEY The Daughter of Time The Franchise Affair The Man in the Queue Miss Pym Disposes A Shilling for Candles The Singing Sands To Love and Be Wise Josephine Tey BRAT FARRAR With a New Introduction by Robert Barnard scribner paperback fiction Published by Simon and Schuster SCRIBNER paperback FICTION Simon and Schuster Inc.
I went back to the hotel to collect my baggage, a quarter-full bottle of whisky, two paperback books - The Thirty Yean War by Wedgwood and The Complete Guide to New York City - one worsted suit, four cotton oxfords, socks and underwear in one small fibre-board case.
Worlds Posted: November 2001 Letters To The Editor Dear HuMan Editor: We aliens of planet Zak wanted you to know that one of our FAVE HuMan authors -- Tony Chandler, whose tales regularly appear at your fine and prestigous Zine, now has his first novel in paperback!