"While a hardcover book is more expensive to print than a paperback, the publisher does traditionally make more money on that edition, allowing them to earn back the author's advance and the costs ...

Simply put, the difference between paperback and hardcover books is the physical book cover. Paperback books have thin, flexible covers that readers can bend or curl.

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Paperback or hardcover? Used or new? Let’s talk about our book habits. Michael Dirda shares 29 of his rules for reading. They are not hard and fast. July 27, 2023. 8 min.

Readers who don’t want to spend $30 for a new hardcover nonfiction book can no longer count on the release of a lower-cost paperback edition. Traditionally, the paperback would hit the shelves ...