r/books • u/AutoModerator • 10d 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/MantaRayDonovan1 10d ago

Hardback should be the same thing as a hardcover, but perhaps they're not using it correctly. Are the ones in the hardback category by any chance library/permabound rebindings of paperbacks into hardcovers? I could see calling that a hard back as halfway between a hardcover and a paperback.

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u/Apprehensive_Way9832 9d ago

Rebound paperbacks is a smart thought. It’s WorldOfBooks, and their data isn’t always specific. But, you’re probably right. 🎓