Definition of "softbound" []

• Not bound between hard covers: softbound books. (adjective)

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• "It is usually softbound in wrappers, which may be similar to dust jacket art of the first trade edition, and occasionally there are textual differences between an advance review copy and a first edition."
• "The title of the new softbound book -- what Mankoff terms a "book-a-zine" -- is "The New Yorker: Cartoons of the Year," and it features more than 300 cartoons from nearly 60 cartoonists."
• "She reached again into her tote bag, pulling out a sheaf of papers and a softbound book with a green cover that she handed to me."