trade edition

noun

1. an edition of a book for distribution through general bookstores.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trade edition¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

This handsome volume showcases work by 18 writers, but I immediately devoured “Hunger,” by Andrew Michael Hurley, whose novel, “The Loney,” initially published by Tartarus, became a critically acclaimed bestseller in its trade edition.

From Washington Post

Scherman accomplished this by producing club versions of the books rather than distributing the trade editions sold in stores.

From Los Angeles Times

“Common trade edition copies of Mein Kampf have been touted as being Hitler’s personal copy — this particular relic is of the best quality and with the most solid provenance,” the auction listing states.

From Time

Aaron Huey: We want all our projects to be experimental and collaborative but we will likely ease up making our large scale trade editions so complex.

From Time

In 1984 he relocated, incorporated as a nonprofit, became Coffee House Press, began to publish trade editions of poetry and added fiction to the list.

From New York Times