soft-cover
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of soft-cover
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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Last week, capping one of the most successful book promotions in history, they sold the paperback rights to Dell Publishing Co. for $750,000, an exceptionally large soft-cover advance.
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But other futurists think the soft-cover business, in fact, may pick up the risks of publishing first novels, new nonfiction and, perhaps, poetry from the ailing old houses.
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Only the young novelist comes out all right: he gets the girl, his book is snapped up by Doubleday and a book club, and should do extremely well in soft-cover editions.
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The ads will put close to $1,500,000 into the Democratic till, and the party hopes to boost its gross well beyond $2,000,000 by selling hard-cover copies for $10, soft-cover versions for $5.
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So many alleged wills have turned up that a Nevada promoter bound them together in a soft-cover book that sells for $5.
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