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Think of an advertisement slogan for example. What would be a short form
expression of "Not just a book" in Japanese, meaning that "it is not only a
book, but more than just a book"?

Is

> 本だけではない。

a correct and natural expression for that? I know, that

> 本だけ

means "just a book". However, I don't know what the correct grammatical
expression is, since a specific meaning is behind the phrase "Not just a
book".

I look forward to your help.
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Is「本だけではない」the correct expression for "Not just a book"?
本だけではない is completely grammatical, but means "There is a book and something
other than a book," or "A book is not the only thing that can do it" rather
than "This is something better than an ordinary book."

To say the latter, how about something like "単なる本ではない", "本を超えた本" or "本以上の何か"?
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