1·There are still traditional readers but, even for them, the hardback library books may evolve in the near future.
这仍有一般的读者，但即使是对他们来说，精装的图书在不远的未来也可能有了变化。
2·I prefer paperback or hardback books for pleasure reading but, for research, I prefer a device with access to the Internet.
娱乐性阅读时我更喜欢平装或者精装的纸质书，但如果是做研究，我更喜欢可以连入互联网的设备。
3·Self Portrait, from 1630, is one of only five paintings he executed on copper, and one of his smallest, the size of a hardback book.
1630年自画像是他的五幅镀金铜版画之一，也是最小的画作之一，只有精装书大小。
4·"The Stories of John Cheever", his acclaimed collection of short fiction, won the Pulitzer prize among other awards and went on to sell 125,000 copies in hardback.
他广受赞誉的短篇小说集《约翰·契弗故事集》获得了普利策奖和一些其它奖项，并且由此再接再厉，售出了125000本精装版。
5·"The Stories of John Cheever", his acclaimed collection of short fiction, won the Pulitzer prize among other awards and went on to sell 125, 000 copies in hardback.
他广受赞誉的短篇小说集《约翰·契弗故事集》获得了普利策奖和一些其它奖项，并且由此再接再厉，售出了125000本精装版。
1·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%。
2·It was published in hardback last year.
这书去年以精装本出版。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·The book was published in hardback last October.
这本书去年10月以精装本出版了。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·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。
5·I'll eat my hardback copy of the Deathly Hallows if the Harry Potters aren't the fastest-selling ebooks in history by the end of this year - and I can only tip my hat in admiration.
如果在今年年底哈利·波特没有成为历史上销售最快的电子书，我会吃下《哈利·波特与死灵圣器》精装本-而我只能钦佩地轻拍帽子。