Hardback
noun
A book bound in a hard or rigid cover.
She prefers to buy books in hardback because they last longer.
Often appears as...
- hardback book
- hardback edition
noun
A book bound in a hard or rigid cover.
She prefers to buy books in hardback because they last longer.
Often appears as...
- hardback book
- hardback edition
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Pro Tip 1/3Durability Perception
Hardbacks are seen as more durable and collectible than paperbacks, making them desirable for keepsakes.
I got the first edition in hardback to add to my collection.
Pro Tip 2/3Gift Quality
Giving a hardback suggests formality and thoughtfulness, often preferred as gifts for special occasions.
For her birthday, I found a beautiful hardback edition of her favorite novel.
Pro Tip 3/3Library Usage
Libraries often favor hardbacks due to their longevity, even though they're more expensive.
Most of the classics here are available in hardback for long-term use.
Pro Tip 1/3Durability Perception
Hardbacks are seen as more durable and collectible than paperbacks, making them desirable for keepsakes.
I got the first edition in hardback to add to my collection.
Pro Tip 2/3Gift Quality
Giving a hardback suggests formality and thoughtfulness, often preferred as gifts for special occasions.
For her birthday, I found a beautiful hardback edition of her favorite novel.
Pro Tip 3/3Library Usage
Libraries often favor hardbacks due to their longevity, even though they're more expensive.
Most of the classics here are available in hardback for long-term use.
Pro Tip 1/3Durability Perception
Hardbacks are seen as more durable and collectible than paperbacks, making them desirable for keepsakes.
I got the first edition in hardback to add to my collection.
Pro Tip 2/3Gift Quality
Giving a hardback suggests formality and thoughtfulness, often preferred as gifts for special occasions.
For her birthday, I found a beautiful hardback edition of her favorite novel.
Pro Tip 3/3Library Usage
Libraries often favor hardbacks due to their longevity, even though they're more expensive.
Most of the classics here are available in hardback for long-term use.
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Video examples
Euvin Naidoo: Africa as...
and topped Business Week's hardcover bestseller list. And why I tell you this story is because later, when I was interviewed on SABC Africa, on a pan-African broadcast, they asked, "What is your key lesson, or the key thing you enjoy the most?" -- because it was a huge privilege to be part of such a project.
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Saving the Creepy...
okay so what are you going to show us today we are going to look at the book of monsters you heard her correctly the book of monsters a long time ago when i first started working at matt geo i came across a copy of this book it was an old book red cloth hardcover with book of monsters in
Video examples
Euvin Naidoo: Africa as...
and topped Business Week's hardcover bestseller list. And why I tell you this story is because later, when I was interviewed on SABC Africa, on a pan-African broadcast, they asked, "What is your key lesson, or the key thing you enjoy the most?" -- because it was a huge privilege to be part of such a project.
Video examples
Saving the Creepy...
okay so what are you going to show us today we are going to look at the book of monsters you heard her correctly the book of monsters a long time ago when i first started working at matt geo i came across a copy of this book it was an old book red cloth hardcover with book of monsters in
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Quote examples
Jeffery Deaver
American Writer
Hardcover books are fairly expensive these days and to read one requires a significant commitment of time in our busy society. So I want to make sure that when readers buy one of my books they get something they're familiar with.
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Ian Frazier
American Writer
I am an author, and like many in my profession, I am also a traveling salesman, going all over in an attempt to persuade people to spend twenty-five dollars on a hardcover book by me.
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Barry Eisler
American Novelist
Paper publishers are doing everything they can to slow the transition to eBooks because, in a digital world, paper publishers' high hardback margins essentially disappear.
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Chelsea Cain
American Novelist
I felt like I'd culturally arrived when a character on the HBO show 'True Blood' was reading a hardback of 'Heartsick' at Sookie's kitchen table.
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Hector Tobar
American Author
I've never been on a paperback tour before, you know, because usually you go on tour when a hardcover comes out.
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John Mortimer
English Novelist
The shelf life of the modern hardback writer is somewhere between the milk and the yogurt.
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L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
American Author
According to my royalty statements, 'The Green Progression' sold 392 copies in hardcover.
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Don DeLillo
American Novelist
I've come to think of Europe as a hardcover book, America as the paperback version.
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Lisa See
American Writer
My hardcover sales are 17% down in books but up 400% in electronics.
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Adam Ross
American Novelist
Hardcover and paperback forever. Someone carve that into a tree.
Quote examples
Jeffery Deaver
American Writer
Hardcover books are fairly expensive these days and to read one requires a significant commitment of time in our busy society. So I want to make sure that when readers buy one of my books they get something they're familiar with.
Quote examples
Ian Frazier
American Writer
I am an author, and like many in my profession, I am also a traveling salesman, going all over in an attempt to persuade people to spend twenty-five dollars on a hardcover book by me.
Quote examples
Barry Eisler
American Novelist
Paper publishers are doing everything they can to slow the transition to eBooks because, in a digital world, paper publishers' high hardback margins essentially disappear.
Quote examples
Chelsea Cain
American Novelist
I felt like I'd culturally arrived when a character on the HBO show 'True Blood' was reading a hardback of 'Heartsick' at Sookie's kitchen table.
Quote examples
Hector Tobar
American Author
I've never been on a paperback tour before, you know, because usually you go on tour when a hardcover comes out.
Quote examples
John Mortimer
English Novelist
The shelf life of the modern hardback writer is somewhere between the milk and the yogurt.
Quote examples
L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
American Author
According to my royalty statements, 'The Green Progression' sold 392 copies in hardcover.
Quote examples
Don DeLillo
American Novelist
I've come to think of Europe as a hardcover book, America as the paperback version.
Quote examples
Lisa See
American Writer
My hardcover sales are 17% down in books but up 400% in electronics.
Quote examples
Adam Ross
American Novelist
Hardcover and paperback forever. Someone carve that into a tree.
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