noun
- a book with a flexible paper cover
adjective
- having a flexible paper cover
Examples
- I prefer to buy softback novels because they’re lighter to carry.
- The softback edition costs much less than the hardcover version.
- She packed several softback books for her vacation reading.
- The bookstore has a large selection of softback mysteries.
- This softback copy fits easily in my backpack.
- The publisher released the softback version six months after the hardcover.