New bookconcept in The Netherlands
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Okay. I took a finished manuscript of mine and set it to full justification, double space, 1" margins, Courier 12-pt. 323 pages in portrait. 515 pages in landscape.
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Something funny is going on. Courier is ten characters per inch horizontally; you get three lines per inch if you double space.
Portrait line is (6.5 in * 10 char/in)
landscape line is (9 in * 10 char/in)
Portrait page is 9 in * 3 lines/in
landscape page is 6.5 in * 3 lines/in
Characters per portrait page:
(6.5 in * 10 char/in) * (9 in * 3 lines/in)
Characters per landscape page:
(9 in * 10 char/in) * (6.5 in * 3 lines/in)
Possibly the landscape is dropping the extra "half line" since you can't get 19.5 lines on a page, but I doubt if that would account for this much difference.
my thoughts exactly. we already have books that'll fit in our pockets. i would need scientific proof that a book printed this way would save pages. I just don't get why they think it's special, revolutionary, etc. I think it's neat...but that's about it.
technically, i don't think either is actually dying. it's not like it's Sophie's Choice here.
I think it was an accident. A Dutch publisher smoking one of them there crazy cigarettes...fucked up..."I know! I'll tell people I meant to do this!"
Yes...and then his French co-worker put his crazy cigarette out in the Dutch man's eye and said, totally off topic, "f*cking Americans!"
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Don't know where I got the 313, but I rechecked it. Portrait is 500, not 313, and landscape is still 515.
Remember, these are the same people who invented the Dutch Door:
http://img.hgtvpro.com/HPRO/2007/04/23/WeatherShieldDutchDoor_i.jpg
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http://img.hgtvpro.com/HPRO/2007/04/23/WeatherShieldDutchDoor_i.jpg
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I like the novelty value of it. And it doesn't look particularly uncomfortable to hold, either. In fact, it looks to me like it'd be more comfortable to hold than a normal paperback (or at least more comfortable than the way i hold them). But i agree that it could only work with short books. Try converting any Tad Williams book to that format and let's see if it fits in a back pocket...
Yes titles is titels in Dutch and paper is papier, book is boek.
The inventor says: "It's a small sized book (8 to 12 cm) which will hopefully boost booksales and compete with the ereader because of it's handy format. It's compact with very thin pages (biblepaper). It's much lighter than the average book and has a normal fontsize.
We use a very special technique which keeps the books thin.
We have already published a book titled 'Bedrog' and it has 1275 pages but weighs 150 grams.
For larger books like tolstoj we can use even thinner paper.
We are the only entreprise in the world that uses 22 and 25 grams paper.
For this new concept we use 40 grams which is like cardboard to us. We also have a special technique to make the spine."
btw I agree that it looks uncomfortable to hold.
The inventor says: "It's a small sized book (8 to 12 cm) which will hopefully boost booksales and compete with the ereader because of it's handy format. It's compact with very thin pages (biblepaper). It's much lighter than the average book and has a normal fontsize.
We use a very special technique which keeps the books thin.
We have already published a book titled 'Bedrog' and it has 1275 pages but weighs 150 grams.
For larger books like tolstoj we can use even thinner paper.
We are the only entreprise in the world that uses 22 and 25 grams paper.
For this new concept we use 40 grams which is like cardboard to us. We also have a special technique to make the spine."
btw I agree that it looks uncomfortable to hold.
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It's just a cool (and sometimes practical) addition to what's already out there. Invented to keep people reading.
I see that some of you already came up with some nice English names for this Dutch concept
I see that some of you already came up with some nice English names for this Dutch concept
The Dutch Date Book?It's just a cool (and sometimes practical) addition to what's already out there. Invented to keep people reading.
I see that some of you already came up with some nice English names for this Dutch concept
Wait, I know, "The Emperor's New Novel," available now (to the author) by PublishNetherlands!
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We'll just blame it one your word processor.
Anyhow, if you try single spacing it, I suspect you'll get the same value, maybe one or two extra pages with one or the other.
Invented to sell a product. I have no objection to such marketing, but let's be real now. With Billy Mays regrettably deceased, I expect to see Vince the Shamwow Guy hawking this product on TV any day.
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