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softbacks

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plural of softback

as in trade books

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Between tuition, books, supplies and all the other costs that arrive with a new academic year, transportation is one area where students and families may be looking to save.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026
The government also plans to increase the use of physical books in classrooms, part of a wider effort to pull back from digital technology that has included banning smartphones in schools and proposing a social-media ban for children under 16.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

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