hardbacks
Rigid spine books
Hardbacks are books bound with rigid covers, as opposed to paperbacks with flexible covers.
The term is interchangeable with hardcovers.
Hardbacks typically cost more and are released before paperback editions: I'll wait for the paperback—hardbacks are too expensive.
The hardbacks lined the shelf's top row.
Extended prose fiction
- fictionImagined narrative work
- nonfictionLiterature about real events
- biographyWritten life account
- textbookAcademic subject manual
anthology · classics · prose · poetry · genres · editions · volumes · tomes
Wrote one's name on
- limitedRestricted in extent
- antiquarianScholar of old artifacts
- rareSeldom found or seen
- vintageQuality from past eras
out-of-print · illuminated · auction · bibliophile · slipcase · heirloom · numbered · inscribed
Column of vertebrae
- endpapersSheets joining cover to pages
- signaturesHandwritten names as authentication
- clothWoven or knit material
- leatherTanned animal skin
sewn · thread · stitching · glue · adhesive · bookbinder · hinge · headband
Solidly built, durable
- robustStrong and durable
- long-lastingPersisting over extended time
- reinforcedMade more resistant
- solidFirm matter state
rigid · enduring · heavy · shelf-life · archival · preservation · protective · weighty
novels
Extended prose fiction
- fictionImagined narrative work
- nonfictionLiterature about real events
- biographyWritten life account
textbook · anthology · classics · prose · poetry · genres · editions · volumes · tomes · manuscripts
signed
Wrote one's name on
- limitedRestricted in extent
- antiquarianScholar of old artifacts
- rareSeldom found or seen
vintage · out-of-print · illuminated · auction · bibliophile · slipcase · heirloom · numbered · inscribed · provenance
spine
Column of vertebrae
- endpapersSheets joining cover to pages
- signaturesHandwritten names as authentication
- clothWoven or knit material
leather · sewn · thread · stitching · glue · adhesive · bookbinder · hinge · headband · boards
sturdy
Solidly built, durable
- robustStrong and durable
- long-lastingPersisting over extended time
- reinforcedMade more resistant
solid · rigid · enduring · heavy · shelf-life · archival · preservation · protective · weighty · substantial
hardbackse-books
Electronic publications
ebooks · digital editions · audiobooks · electronic books · digital downloads