paperback

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"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

Upon closer inspection, though, the clues were visible: the group’s relaxed pace, the bountiful tote bags, the occasional flash of a paperback.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

The book in her hands is a paperback copy of Timon of Athens, and though she keeps a finger marking her page she never reads a word of it.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri