Paperback

n. paper binding; soft binding, soft cover; book with a soft cover

adj. soft-covered, covered with a paper cover (book)

Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a book by the nature of its binding. The book covers of such books are without cloth or leather, and are bound, usually, with glue rather than stitches or staples. And such book covers are flexible rather than stiff or hard.See bookbinding and book covers; and compare cloth, and hardback, hardbound, or hardcover.
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Noun
1. a book with paper covers
(synonym) paperback book, paper-back book, softback book, softback, soft-cover book, soft-cover
(hypernym) book, volume
(hyponym) pocketbook, pocket book, pocket edition
Adjective
1. (of books) having a flexible binding
(synonym) paperbacked
(similar) bound

n. paperback, soft binding

n. leaflet, paperback, pamphlet