1. Hardback and trade paperbacks for "serious" nonfiction and fiction will surely last longer. “严肃的”非小说类和小说类的精装本和商业平装本肯定会持续更长时间。
2. E-book sales are up 146 percent over last year, while hardback sales increased 6 percent and paperbacks decreased 8 percent. 电子书销量比去年增长了146%，而精装本销量增长了6%，平装本销量下降了8%。
3. Mass market paperbacks, which have been declining for years anyway, will probably disappear, as will hardbacks for mysteries, thrillers, "romance fiction," etc. 无论如何，大众市场的平装书已经衰落多年，且可能会消失，就像神秘小说、惊悚小说、“浪漫小说”等的精装书一样。
4. This shop only sells paperbacks . 这家书店只出售平装本的书。
5. I have a lot of old paperbacks to sell. 我有许多旧平装本书要卖。
