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IPA/ˈtaʃn̩ˌbuːx/
Ich kaufe oft Taschenbücher.
I often buy paperbacks.
Ich habe die Information im Taschenbuch nachgeschlagen.
I looked up the information in the paperback.
A flexible, affordable edition that travels easily instead of a rigid hardcover.
ein Taschenbuch lesen
read a paperback
als Taschenbuch erhältlich
available in paperback
im Taschenbuch nachschlagen
look up in a paperback
Paperback: A paperback edition referred to by an English loanword in German.
Gebundenes Buch: A sturdily bound book with a hard cover, suited to long-term keeping.
Ein kleines, meist preisgünstiges Buch mit weichem Einband, das leicht in eine Tasche passt.
The compound Taschenbuch literally means a book associated with a Tasche, while German publishing uses it for a soft-covered paperback edition.