paper-bound
Not hardcover edition
Paper-bound describes a book with a flexible paper cover rather than rigid boards—a synonym for paperback or softcover.
The term appears in publishing and library contexts: The paper-bound edition costs half as much as the hardcover.
Less common than paperback in everyday speech.
Book with flexible covers
- glueBonding substance
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- cover stockHeavy paper for covers
- mass marketProduced for general consumers
signatures · adhesive · flexible · cardstock · wrap · trimmed · booklet · pamphlet
- affordableReasonably priced
- pulpSoft wet mass
- dime novelCheap sensational paperback
- pocket bookSmall handbag or paperback
reprint · budget · newsstand · mass circulation · disposable · genre fiction · serialized · throwaway
softcover
Book with flexible covers
- glueBonding substance
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- cover stockHeavy paper for covers
mass market · signatures · adhesive · flexible · cardstock · wrap · trimmed · booklet · pamphlet · brochure
cheap edition
- affordableReasonably priced
- pulpSoft wet mass
- dime novelCheap sensational paperback
pocket book · reprint · budget · newsstand · mass circulation · disposable · genre fiction · serialized · throwaway · economical
fragile
Easily broken or damaged
yellowed · foxing · brittle · faded · tattered · bent · temporary · perishable · weathered · delicate
paper-boundhardcover
Rigid-bound book format
hardbound · vellum-bound · clothbound · leatherbound · gilt-edged
paper-boundhardback
Book with rigid covers
hardcover edition · hardcover · deluxe edition · collector's edition · limited edition
paper, bound, papers, papered, papering, papery, paperback, paperwork, newsprint