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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

Various deluxe editions also come with bootleg recordings from a 1975 concert, concert films on Blu-ray, a hardcover book with never-seen photographs, a comic-book tour poster and more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Some books read like hardcover screenplays, so easily translated to the movies that publishing them first as a novel almost seems like an unnecessary formality.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

“It’s difficult to find in hardcover these days. It’s a British publication, a very small press. It took four months to arrive. I hope you like it.”

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri