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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A book published for distribution to the general public through booksellers.

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  • noun publishing A book that is marketed to a general audience (as opposed to books that have specialized audiences, such as academic books). Most fiction titles are trade books.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a book intended for general readership

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