Definition of softback in English:
 softback
adjective & noun ˈsɒftbak
another term for paperback
 Example sentencesExamples
-  Soon all 225 hardbacks and 3,000 softbacks were sold and Saint Piran Press was busy printing more.
 -  I always try and take a couple of softback page-turners on holiday with me, especially if I have a long flight in store.
 -  The 22nd edition of The Good Pub Guide is published in softback by Ebury Press, price £14.99.
 -  There was also a ‘shop’ area in the entrance hall, which sold a multitude of softback booklets and a few hardback books.
 -  Most of the feedback is personal and anecdotal, but practitioners at the bench found the books extremely helpful; they were so heavily used that the softback format was not durable enough and hardly any copies of Part I are left.
 -  In addition to these tabloid-sized softbacks, Pekar writes reviews for newspapers and magazines.
 -  The book is available in softback at E25 and hardback at E40.
 -  For a softback, £17.99 seems a bit steep, until you look at the contents.