Noun
A softcover edition of a previously hardcover book, usually produced with the exact same text as the hardcover.
A paperback book that is in one of the standard sizes for small paperbacks, generally for genre fiction.
(comic books) A type of comic book whose content primarily consists of previously published material, usually originally in a periodical format, and bound together as one work, or part of a series itself.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAnyway, several rewrites later, Del Rey Books did publish my first novel, and it did become the first work of fiction on the New York Times trade paperback bestseller list. Terry Brooks