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- Word comparison: trade paperback vs. mass-market
trade paperback vs. mass-market
noun
- a softbound book that is usually larger and more expensive than a mass market paperback and is sold primarily in bookstores as a trade book.
adjective
- (of products) produced and distributed in large quantities and intended to appeal to the widest range of consumers.
verb (used with object)
- to produce and distribute to the widest range of consumers.