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trade paperback

n.
A paperback book that is typically of better production quality, larger size, and higher price than a mass-market edition, intended for sale in bookstores.
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It has been rewarded with sales of about 50,000 per issue and trade paperback sales in the five-figures, terrific for an indie book in 2016.
HarperCollins will sell the trade paperback that costs $14.99, at the price of S8.99.
RATING: 4/5 THE DEAD GROUND by Claire McGowan (Headline, trade paperback PS13.99 eBook, PS6.49) IN THIS follow-up to The Lost - McGowan's first novel to feature forensic psychologist Paula Maguire - the reader is immersed into a somewhat disturbing read.
A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper points out that math is part of nearly every newspaper report and article, and comes form a mathematician and author who explores this thought in A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper, a quirky and fun assessment reprinting a classic in trade paperback to reach a wider audience.
This is a 12 -step program containing humor and fun, packaged in a paperback nearly half the size of a trade paperback so it can be slipped into any back pocket or purse and consulted at any place.
A vanity binding produced by the Goldsmith's Company in London, this hardbound volume is the size of a trade paperback and comes in a slipcase.
* Landfall by Helen Gordon is published as a trade paperback by Fig Tree, priced pounds 12.99.
A Book Espresso "print-on-demand" machine which prints, covers and binds trade paperback quality books from computer files, has been purchased for the scheme and Library users will have the option to request titles, have the book printed for free, read it and return it to the library collection.
Generally, trade paperback collections wind up breaking even or generating profits since they have a longer shelf life and carry higher price-tags.
The Flower Man's Daughter is available from Xlibris.com for $22.99 (hardback) or $15.99 (trade paperback).