A standalone book — a book published as a single volume rather than as part of an anthology or serial.
この論文は後で単行本としてまとめられる予定だ。
This paper is planned to be compiled later as a standalone book.
彼の小説は最初雑誌に連載され、その後単行本になった。
His novel was first serialized in a magazine and later published as a single-volume book.
大学の講義ノートを単行本にして配布した。
The lecture notes from the university were published as a single-volume book and distributed.
Tankōbon — an individual volume of a manga series, collecting chapters previously serialized in magazines.
好きなマンガの最新の単行本を買いに書店へ行った。
I went to the bookstore to buy the latest volume of my favorite manga.
このシリーズは単行本が10巻まで出ている。
This series has been released in ten tankōbon volumes.
雑誌で読んでいた話が単行本でまとめて読めるのは嬉しい。
I'm happy that the story I read in the magazine is now available collected in a tankōbon.