paperback

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They are often derided for their cost, and customers declare they will wait till the paperback comes out.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 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

He carried a dog-eared paperback from the Bloodfall series, something else he was seldom without.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner