soft-cover

soft-cover

adj (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a less common word for paperback

pa•per•back

(ˈpeɪ pərˌbæk)

n. 1. a book bound in a flexible paper cover. adj. 2. (of a book) bound in a flexible paper cover. 3. of or pertaining to paperbacks. Compare hardcover. [1895–1900]

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soft-cover - a book with paper covers paperback, paperback book, paper-back book, softback, softback book, soft-cover bookbook, volume - physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop"pocket book, pocket edition, pocketbook - pocket-sized paperback book