trade book

Thân thiện

A child reads a colorful trade book in the library.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A book published and distributed for sale to the general public through regular retail channels, as opposed to a textbook, academic journal, or specialized manual. It is designed for a broad, non-specialist audience.

Usage

• The term "trade book" is used primarily in the publishing and bookselling industries to categorize a type of publication. It distinguishes general-interest books from other types of published material.
• It is a standard category in bookstores, libraries, and publishing catalogs.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The novel became a best-selling trade book and was available in every major bookstore.
  • While his academic papers are for specialists, his latest history of Rome is written as a trade book to reach a wider audience.
  • The publisher's fall catalog features several new trade books on cooking, biography, and popular science.

Advanced Usage

• "Trade paperback": A specific, common format for trade books. It is a high-quality paperback edition, typically larger and more durable than a mass-market paperback, and often published simultaneously with or after a hardcover edition.
  • I'll wait for the trade paperback edition to come out; it's less expensive than the hardcover.

Variants and Related Words

• Trade publishing (n): The sector of the publishing industry concerned with producing and selling trade books.
  • She works in trade publishing, acquiring novels and non-fiction for general readers.

Synonyms

• General-interest book
• Consumer book

Antonyms

• Textbook
• Academic monograph
• Technical manual
• Scholarly journal

Học thuật

Noun

1. a book intended for general readership

Từ đồng nghĩa

• trade edition