"trade book" meaning in English

See trade book in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: trade books [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} trade book (plural trade books)
  1. (publishing) A book that is marketed to a general audience (as opposed to books that have specialized audiences, such as academic books). Categories (topical): Publishing
    Sense id: en-trade_book-en-noun-pPBDGTpz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: media, publishing

Inflected forms

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