paperback
Sign in to saveAlso known as softback, softcover, pocket book, paper back, paper-back, mass-market paperback, paperbound, paper-bound
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- Paperbacks (bookbinding)
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15 sectionsContents
- History
- The early years: 1930–1950
- The 1950s: The paperback original (fiction) revolution
- 1960s to present
- Types
- Mass-market <span class="anchor" id="mmp"></span><span class="anchor" id="Mass market paperback"></span>
- B-format <span class="anchor" id="bfp"></span>
- Trade paperback <span class="anchor" id="trp"></span><span class="anchor" id="Trade paperback"></span>
- Trade comics
- Major publishers
- See also
- Footnotes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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A paperback (softcover, softback) book is one with a thick paper or paperboard cover, also known as wrappers, and often held together with glue rather than stitches or staples. In contrast, hardback (hardcover) books are bound with cardboard covered with cloth, leather, paper, or plastic.
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