paper book

Physical reading material

A paper book is a physical book with pages made of paper, as distinct from an electronic book or audiobook.

The term emerged only after digital alternatives made the distinction necessary: I prefer paper books to reading on a screen.

Also called a print book.

Related

novel · page turner · beach read · endpapers · volume · library · used bookstore · bookbinding · annotating · tome · bookseller · spine · bookshelf · folio · edition · out of print · papermaking · typesetting

Opposites
medium/format

paper booke-book

Downloadable text file

ebook · electronic book · e-reader · audiobook · PDF

information permanence

paper bookweb page

Single internet document

wiki · streaming media · social media post · disappearing message · live broadcast

Family

paper, book, papers, papered, papering, papery, paperwork, paperback, books

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G