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Hardcover vs Hardbound - What's the difference?

hardcover | hardbound |

In of a book terms the difference between hardcover and hardbound

is that hardcover is having a rigid binding while hardbound is having a hardcover; hardback.

As a noun hardcover

is a book with a rigid binding, often of cardboard or leather.

hardcover

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A book with a rigid binding, often of cardboard or leather.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (of a book) Having a rigid binding.

    • Synonyms

    * hardback

    See also

    * paperback

    hardbound

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (of a book) Having a hardcover; hardback