softcover
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- noun
- /ˈsɔːftˌkʌvər/
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- It's now almost a year later, and my book is on the net, available as hardcover, softcover, and ebook.
Examples
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You can purchase it online at the usual sites as a softcover or eBook.
Blog text (22) -
$60 hardcover from Yale University Press, $35 softcover from Yale University Art Gallery.
Academic text (1997) -
"Messages in a Bottle" is actually basically the softcover version of B.
Blog text (4) -
In softcover, there were several editions, and it went into the millions.
Academic text (2010) -
I have come to appreciate softcovers more.
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And it is sold as a softcover book and also as an e-book.
Blog text (34) -
The difference is, softcovers were always considered inferior to the hardcovers.
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But the mass-market-intended softcovers should stay lean and clean.
Blog text (9) -
The softcovers would comprise THE COMPLETE CEREBUS #1-300; the hardcovers would comprise THE COMPLETE CEREBUS PERIOD.
Blog text (9) -
I decided to buy a softcover edition of my favorite novel because it is lighter to carry.
Synonyms
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A book with a soft paper cover instead of a hard cover
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A book with thin, flexible paper on the outside rather than a hard cover
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A book with a flexible paper cover, not a hardback
A book with a flexible paper cover instead of a hard cover
A book with a soft paper cover instead of a hard cover
A book with a thin paper cover rather than a hard cover
Antonyms
How Flexible
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Softcover comes from soft meaning 'not hard' and cover meaning 'thing that covers'. A softcover, often called a 'paperback', is a book with a bendable paper cover, so it is lighter and easier to carry than a hardback.