Hardcover vs. Prebound

Hardcovernoun

A book with a rigid binding, often of cardboard or leather.

Hardcoveradjective

(of a book) Having a rigid binding.

Hardcovernoun

Same as hardback n. and a.

Hardcovernoun

a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers

Hardcoveradjective

having a hard back or cover;

Hardcoveradjective

(of a book) bound in stiff covers; hardback

Hardcovernoun

a book bound in stiff covers; a hardback.

Hardcover

A hardcover, hard cover, or hardback (also known as hardbound, and sometimes as case-bound) book is one bound with rigid protective covers (typically of binder's board or heavy paperboard covered with buckram or other cloth, heavy paper, or occasionally leather). It has a flexible, sewn spine which allows the book to lie flat on a surface when opened.

Preboundadjective

Of a book: rebound with a library quality hardcover binding. In almost all commercial cases, the book in question began as a paperback.

Prebound

A prebound book is a book that was previously bound and has been rebound with a library quality hardcover binding. In almost all commercial cases, the book in question began as a paperback version.