paperback

[pey-per-bak] / ˈpeɪ pərˌbæk /

NOUN

book

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONG

Bible atlas bestseller codex compendium dissertation encyclopedia folio handbook hardcover 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

NOUN

novel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fiction narrative novella prose story tale yarn

STRONG

novelette potboiler romance

WEAK

best-seller cliff-hanger

Antonyms

STRONGEST

nonfiction truth

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A few months ago I found a paperback copy of George Orwell’s “1984” on a city bus.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

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

He’s back in less than two minutes, carrying the thick paperback with him.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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