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A trade paperback ('''TPB''', sometimes referred to as a '''trade paper''' edition) can refer to any book that is bound with a heavy paper cover that is generally cheaper than a Hardcover but more expensive than a Mass Market Paperback . Trade paperbacks were once used primarily for special editions, but for many Literary titles trade paperbacks have now ''replaced'' regular paperbacks as the format for a book's subsequent release once its hardcover edition has been discontinued. Generally, regular pocket-sized paperbacks are now used only for popular and Genre Fiction titles. For new writers publishing their first works, a trade paperback may even be the ''sole'' format of a book's release. Dimensions of a standard trade paperback are 198 mm x 129 mm (8" x 5 1/4"). |
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