softcovers
Bendable bound volumes
Softcovers are books bound with flexible paper or cardstock covers rather than rigid boards—the same as paperbacks.
The term appears most often in publishing contexts distinguishing formats: The novel is available in hardcover and softcover editions.
Softcover typically functions as an adjective: a softcover book, softcover binding.
Extended prose fiction
- fictionImagined narrative work
- nonfictionLiterature about real events
- genresCategories of creative work
- portableAble to be carried
lightweight · bendable · dog-eared · creased · worn · thumbed · bookmarks · page-turners
Retail outlets for literature
- shelvesHorizontal storage platforms
- racksFrames for storing items
- displaysVisual presentations or screens
- pricingEstablishing monetary amounts charged
discounts · remainders · bargain bins · used books · secondhand · resale · inventory · stock
Able to bend freely
worn edges · glossy · matte · laminated · card stock · lightweight · thin · stackable
novels
Extended prose fiction
- fictionImagined narrative work
- nonfictionLiterature about real events
- genresCategories of creative work
portable · lightweight · bendable · dog-eared · creased · worn · thumbed · bookmarks · page-turners · travel books
bookstores
Retail outlets for literature
- shelvesHorizontal storage platforms
- racksFrames for storing items
- displaysVisual presentations or screens
pricing · discounts · remainders · bargain bins · used books · secondhand · resale · inventory · stock · browse
flexible
Able to bend freely
curled · worn edges · glossy · matte · laminated · card stock · lightweight · thin · stackable · pocket-sized
mass market
Produced for general consumers
- editionsVersions of publications
- reprintsSubsequent publication runs
- printingsCopies from one press run
bindings · spines · perfect binding · jackets · blurbs · ISBN · titles · releases · imprints · backlist
- comicscomic books, comic book, comic strip, comic art, comic panel
- coffee table bookscoffee table books, coffee table book, art book, art books, photo book
softcovershardcovers
Books with rigid bindings
hardbacks · deluxe editions · collector's editions · leather-bound books · ebooks