softcover
Not a hardback
Softcover describes a book bound with a flexible paper or cardboard cover rather than rigid boards: The softcover edition costs less than the hardback.
As a noun, it refers to such a book itself: I prefer softcovers—they're lighter to carry.
Synonymous with paperback.
Able to curve
- flexibleAble to bend freely
- pliantEasily bent or influenced
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- compactTightly packed together
portable · foldable · pocket-sized · travel-friendly · packable · handheld · convenient · rollable
Book with flexible cover
- bindingLegally or morally required
- perfect-boundBinding with glued spine
- glueBonding substance
- adhesiveMaterial that bonds objects
spine · pages · edition · volume · print · publication · mass-market · digest
New and unusual
- fictionImagined narrative work
- nonfictionLiterature about real events
- bestsellerHigh-volume publication
- genreCategory of creative work
author · publisher · literature · imprint · chapter · prologue · epilogue · preface
Non-reflective surface finish
- glossySmooth and shiny
- laminateBond thin layers together
- finishBring to completion
- jacketSleeved upper-body covering
artwork · typography · layout · blurb · synopsis · barcode · ISBN · embossed
Plan for spending
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- accessibleAble to be reached
- mass-producedMade in large quantities
disposable · remaindered · used · secondhand
bendable
Able to curve
- flexibleAble to bend freely
- pliantEasily bent or influenced
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
compact · portable · foldable · pocket-sized · travel-friendly · packable · handheld · convenient · rollable · stuffable
paperback
Book with flexible cover
- bindingLegally or morally required
- perfect-boundBinding with glued spine
- glueBonding substance
adhesive · spine · pages · edition · volume · print · publication · mass-market · digest · octavo
novel
New and unusual
- fictionImagined narrative work
- nonfictionLiterature about real events
- bestsellerHigh-volume publication
genre · author · publisher · literature · imprint · chapter · prologue · epilogue · preface · introduction
matte
Non-reflective surface finish
jacket · artwork · typography · layout · blurb · synopsis · barcode · ISBN · embossed · debossed
budget
Plan for spending
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- accessibleAble to be reached
mass-produced · disposable · remaindered · used · secondhand
- sketchbook featuresblank pages, spiral binding
- paper bindingspaperback, perfect binding
- book formatspaperback, hardback, ebook, audiobook, large print
- coversdust jacket, book jacket, protective sleeve, lid, pot lid
- bookbindingbookbinding, sewing, hand-bound, leather repair, signatures
- tabletop RPGsD&D, sourcebook, dungeon master, game master, DM
softcoverhardcover
Rigid-bound book format
hardback · hardbound · clothbound · board book · deluxe edition