Noun
trade book (plural trade books)
(publishing) A book that is marketed to a general audience (as opposed to books that have specialized audiences, such as academic books).
Most fiction titles are trade books.
The shelf life of the average trade book is somewhere between milk and yogurt. Calvin Trillin
The average trade book has a shelf life of between milk and yogurt, except for books by any member of the Irving Wallace family - they have preservatives. Calvin Trillin
A link to the piece was sent to me by Drew Goodman, former trade book sales manager at the University of Utah Campus Store and currently a speaker, consultant and writer at Building Better Ideas. Source: Internet
TerKeurst is set to release another nonfiction trade book with Thomas Nelson in 2018. Source: Internet
In addition to the adult trade book, additional products have been developed to include a young reader’s edition as well as a children’s picture book out on August 29th. Source: Internet