Paperbound vs Softcover - What's the difference?

Paperbound is a synonym of softcover.

As adjectives the difference between paperbound and softcover

is that paperbound is (not comparable|of a book) having flexible covers; paperback; softcovered while softcover is (publishing|of a book) having covers made of paper or thin cardboard; paperback.

As a noun softcover is

(publishing) a book having such covers.

paperbound

English

Alternative forms

* paper-bound

Adjective

(en adjective)

(not comparable, of a book) Having flexible covers; paperback; softcovered.

* 1935 , " Inflation Letters," Time , 4 Mar.:

Last week in collaboration with his longtime associate, Frederick Shelton, Editor Kiplinger published a paperbound booklet called Inflation Ahead!—What to do about it .

(comparable) Involving or burdened by excessive administrative requirements, especially in the form of paperwork.

* 1995 , Bronwyn Fryer, " More Than Just A Pretty (Inter)Face," InformationWeek , 16 Oct. (retrieved 14 Apr. 2009):

The company has turned to In Touch to automate what had been a paperbound process.

* 2009 , John Eligon, " State Law to Cap Public Defenders’ Caseloads, but Only in the City," New York Times , 6 Apr. (retrieved 14 Apr. 2009):

“We need to bring this paperbound system into the 21st century,” he said.

Synonyms

* (burdened by excessive administration or paperwork) bureaucratic

softcover

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

(-)

(publishing, of a book) Having covers made of paper or thin cardboard; paperback.

* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=September 23, author=The Editors, title=Up Front, work=New York Times citation

, passage=It gives more emphasis to the literary novels and short-story collections reviewed so often in our pages (and sometimes published only in softcover ). }}

Synonyms

* paperbound, softcovered

Noun

(en noun)

(publishing) A book having such covers.