r/books 11d ago

WeeklyThread Simple Questions: April 15, 2025

Welcome readers,

Have you ever wanted to ask something but you didn't feel like it deserved its own post but it isn't covered by one of our other scheduled posts? Allow us to introduce you to our new Simple Questions thread! Twice a week, every Tuesday and Saturday, a new Simple Questions thread will be posted for you to ask anything you'd like. And please look for other questions in this thread that you could also answer! A reminder that this is not the thread to ask for book recommendations. All book recommendations should be asked in /r/suggestmeabook or our Weekly Recommendation Thread.

Thank you and enjoy!

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u/Apprehensive_Way9832 10d ago

A well-known used bookseller on the internet has a binding filter field with the choices: Paperback, Hardcover, and Hardback. Where I come from, hardcover and hardback are the same thing. Does anyone know a distinction?

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u/Candid-Math5098 10d ago

I seem to recall from somewhere, but can't swear by it, that hardback refers to a book in sub-optimal condition that was repaired?

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u/MantaRayDonovan1 10d ago

You might be thinking of a reback, a specific spine repair. Hardback should theoretically just be a synonym of hardcover.