trade book

noun

1. a book designed for the general public and available through an ordinary book dealer, as distinguished from a limited-edition book, textbook, mass market paperback, etc.

trade book

noun

1. an ordinary edition of a book sold in the normal way in shops, as opposed to a de luxe or mail-order edition

Word History and Origins

Origin of trade book¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

The rest of the business is made up of trade book publishing and affiliate fees.

From Digiday

Upon the commerce of grain, and the laws regarding this trade—book 4, chap.

From Project Gutenberg

You will have to settle with them by their own accounts, as my trade-book was lost, as you know.

From Project Gutenberg