Overview
About the event
A paperback book can also be referred to as a softback or a softcover. This is a type of book that is characterized by a paperboard cover or a thick paper cover. It is typically held together using glue, rather than staples or stitches. The opposite of this type of book is a hardback or hardcover book.
These books are bound with cardboard that is covered with leather, plastic, or cloth. Paper is used to create the pages inside of the book. Some of the best books are paper books. A publisher will typically go down this route because it is cheaper.
Therefore, the first edition of a masterpiece can often be in paperback form, and so it is not hard to see why Paperback Book Day is a day that we celebrate! Inexpensive books that have been bound in paper have been in existence since at least the 19th century. This includes forms such as airport novels, dime novels, yellowbacks, and pamphlets.
