hardcover

[hahrd-kuhv-er] / ˈhɑrdˈkʌv ər /

NOUN

book

Synonyms

STRONGEST

album booklet brochure copy dictionary edition essay fiction magazine manual novel pamphlet paperback publication text textbook tome volume work writing

STRONG

Bible atlas bestseller codex compendium dissertation encyclopedia folio handbook leaflet lexicon monograph nonfiction octavo offprint omnibus opus periodical portfolio primer quarto reader reprint roll scroll speller thesaurus tract treatise

WEAK

opuscule preprint softcover vade mecum

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It has sold nearly 67,000 hardcover copies since its release in January, according to Circana BookScan data, which does not account for ebook or audiobook sales.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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

Today, there are 255,000 hardcover copies of “The Correspondent” in print, 17 times the book’s initial print run.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

The special hardcover edition of the seminal LGBTQ+ coming of age memoir includes commentary by Kobabe as well as other comic creators and scholars.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

Magdalys noticed newspapers scattered around on the tabletops and a bookshelf along one wall, overflowing with hardcover novels.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

hardcover

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