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hardcover

[hahrd-kuhv-er] / ˈhɑrdˈkʌv ər /


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After 23 years of struggle and 60 rejections, I’d sold a hardcover memoir to Random House that led to a series of books.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

The book debuted this January at No. 1 on the New York Times hardcover nonfiction list, and Netflix acquired the rights for a film starring Gwyneth Paltrow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

“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

Ethan Mann, my colleague and a supervisor at Book Soup, told me he remembers the place he was both mentally and physically when he purchased a 5-by-8 hardcover copy of “The Parade” by Dave Eggers.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026

At the Four Continents, Bobby bought a hardcover Russian-language copy of the Soviet School of Chess for $2.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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