Q. In one of your Q&As you state that when giving the ISBN number, the format may be identified as cloth, paper, or ebook. Does this imply that cloth is synonymous with hardcover? What if, like Hope and Crosby, a book is Morocco bound?
A. Yes, cloth is pretty much synonymous with hardcover. If a book is leather-bound, a publisher might choose to say so, of course (leaving Hope and Crosby out of it).