Question: what is the difference between loose leaf and paperback textbooks?
Answer: A paperback textbook is bound. Loose leaf means that the pages, or leaves of paper are loose. In the case of a textbook it is just like the bound book but all it's pages are in a binder and be taken out. ... That is why a binder might be called a loose leaf binder- it is a place to store unbound paper, ie: loose leaf.