"trade paperback" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trade paperbacks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} trade paperback (plural trade paperbacks)
  1. (publishing) A softcover edition of a previously hardcover book, usually produced with the exact same text as the hardcover. Categories (topical): Publishing
    Sense id: en-trade_paperback-en-noun-Gln7CZuZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 34 38 Topics: media, publishing
  2. (publishing) A paperback book that is in one of the standard sizes for small paperbacks, generally for genre fiction. Categories (topical): Publishing
    Sense id: en-trade_paperback-en-noun-OMyVe1ws Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 34 38 Topics: media, publishing
  3. (comic books) A type of comic book whose content primarily consists of previously published material, usually originally in a periodical format, and bound together as one work, or part of a series itself.
    Sense id: en-trade_paperback-en-noun-NwSx6eTr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 34 38

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