Softcover book (English)

Japanese: softcover book(英語表記)softcoverbook
Softcover book (English)

...A light-weight book with a paper cover. It is also called a softcover book. It is named in contrast to hardcover books and clothbound books, but its characteristics are large quantity and low cost, as it is said that "it is never published in less than tens of thousands of copies, and the price of one copy rarely exceeds the equivalent of one hour's labor" (R. Escarpi).

*Some of the terminology that mentions "softcover book" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…紙表紙を用いた軽装本。ソフトカバー・ブックsoftcover bookともいう。上製本である堅表紙本(ハードカバー)hardcover bookあるいは布表紙本clothbound bookなどに対して名づけられたものだが,〈それは数万部以下で出版されることはなく,1冊の定価も1時間相当の労働賃金を超えることはあまりない〉(R.エスカルピ)といわれるように,その特徴は大量性と廉価性にある。…

※「softcover book」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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