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hardback vs. paperback

[hahrd-bak] / ˈhɑrdˌbæk /

noun

  1. hardcover.

[pey-per-bak] / ˈpeɪ pərˌbæk /
Also softcover;

noun

  1. a book bound in a flexible paper cover, often a lower-priced edition of a hardcover book.

adjective

  1. (of a book) bound in a flexible paper cover.

    a paperback edition of Orwell's novel.

  2. of, for, or pertaining to paperbacks.

    a paperback bookstore.