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Meanings of hardback in English

Russian
жёсткий переплёт
Portuguese
livro de capa dura
Spanish
cartoné
Catalan
enquadernació cartoné
Wikidata

Book bound with a rigid protective cover.

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      жёсткий переплёт
      Wikidata

      Having a hard back or cover.

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            Usage of hardback in English
            1
            The result is a hardback volume that makes fascinating and grim reading.
            The Irish Times
            2
            But hardback cookbooks are too darn heavy to be good bedside companions.
            The Irish Times
            3
            It's a bulky hardback, heavy and not a comfortable thing to carry.
            The Irish Times
            4
            Her eyes rarely move from the pages of her book- athickhardback.
            After dark
            5
            Midslide, Elodin nearly bowled over a huge, broad-shouldered man carrying a hardback.
            The Name of the Wind
            6
            It's got a black, hardback cover and is written in green ink.
            The tower, the zoo and the tortoise
            7
            The handsome hardback book is very much a labour of love for O'Connell.
            The Irish Times
            8
            So why should consumers pay hardback or even paperback prices for e-book titles?
            Wired
            9
            In the British Library, the only copy of the out-of-print hardback is pristine.
            The Guardian
            10
            As in, buying a hardback from Amazon, or a Beanie Baby from eBay.
            Wired
            11
            The result: a whopping hardback, How is the Internet Changing the Way You Think?
            The Guardian
            12
            Their journey has resulted in a large hardback book called View from the Road.
            Radio NZ
            13
            The price is about what you would expect for a brand new hardback book.
            Wired
            14
            He was carrying a large hardback book protected with plastic.
            Agent 6
            15
            The books will be published in hardback and ebook form.
            BBC
            16
            It is about the size of a large hardback book.
            The Irish Times
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