Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not bound between hard covers.
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- adjective of a book With a cover of
flexible paper rather than arigid cardboard cover.
Etymologies
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Examples
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It is usually softbound in wrappers, which may be similar to dust jacket art of the first trade edition, and occasionally there are textual differences between an advance review copy and a first edition.
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It is usually softbound in wrappers, which may be similar to dust jacket art of the first trade edition, and occasionally there are textual differences between an advance review copy and a first edition.
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She reached again into her tote bag, pulling out a sheaf of papers and a softbound book with a green cover that she handed to me.
The Viognier Vendetta Ellen Crosby 2010
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The title of the new softbound edition - what Mankoff terms a "book-a-zine" - is "The New Yorker: Cartoons of the Year," and it features more than 300 cartoons from nearly 60 cartoonists.
For the New Yorker, he calls the 'toons of the year Michael Cavna 2010
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The title of the new softbound book -- what Mankoff terms a "book-a-zine" -- is "The New Yorker: Cartoons of the Year," and it features more than 300 cartoons from nearly 60 cartoonists.
'Riffs Best Books of 2010: THE NEW YORKER's Bob Mankoff offers a comic window into the year Michael Cavna 2010
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I leave my hard and softbound drugs, feeling the first symptoms of withdrawal as I walk away from words.
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I leave my hard and softbound drugs, feeling the first symptoms of withdrawal as I walk away from words.
French Word-A-Day: 2007
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I leave my hard and softbound drugs, feeling the first symptoms of withdrawal as I walk away from words.
French Word-A-Day: 2007
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Because the book is softbound, it is the same price as the previous edition, US$39. 50.
MY NEW BOOK IS OUT!! Ms. OPL 2006
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Users of Rice University Press titles are able to view the content online for free or, thanks to Connexions' partnership with on-demand printer QOOP, order printed books in every style from softbound black-and-white on inexpensive paper to leather-bound, full-color hardbacks on high-gloss paper.
Rice's Digital University Press glyn moody 2007
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