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trade paperback

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noun

  1. a softbound book that is usually larger and more expensive than a mass market paperback and is sold primarily in bookstores as a trade book.


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I unfortunately no longer have that shabby trade paperback copy with the medicine cabinet on its cover, but it has been replaced by a first edition hardcover.

From Los Angeles Times May 17, 2023

So, "Mandy" invents a sci-fi novelist — whole, vibrant pages from her trade paperback — and a TV commercial for a brand of demonic mac and cheese.

From Salon May 2, 2022

Power Up, collected this month in a trade paperback edition, is a funny, energetic all-ages adventure.

From Slate Jun. 10, 2016

"The Walking Dead" remained popular among trade paperback and graphic novel sales, too, holding the top two spots among the top 10 as well as spots four through seven and nine.

From Seattle Times Jan. 7, 2013

Some publishers have responded by releasing books in trade paperback format before the mass-market edition.

From New York Times Sep. 3, 2011

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