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+title = "Books and their sizes"
+author = ["Michał Sapka"]
+date = 2024-02-06T19:25:00+01:00
+categories = ["blog"]
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+weight = 2001
+abstract = "A short rant about huge books"
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+I used to _love_ buying physical books.
+I would still _love_ to, but I am no longer able to.
+It's not that the books are too expensive[^fn:1].
+The problem is that I live in a typical European flat (64 square meters or 688 square feet) which means I am limited on space.
+Books, however, have became _gigantic!_
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+{{< img-c "br-size-1.jpg" >}}
+Old and new polish edition of Blade Runner.
+The new one is gigantic in comparison.
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+The publishers started internal war on my shelf space.
+I would accept it if there were usability improvements, like bigger font size.
+But nope - I fail to see any significant difference.
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+{{< img-c "br-size-2.jpg" >}}
+Old and new polish edition of Blade Runner.
+The text sizes are very similar.
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+Back in the 90s, books were a wanted good and the published could not print enough.
+In 2024, they lose the battle against yet another bore fest from Netflix.
+They are a luxury now.
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+It's funny, as my last purchase (_Masters of Doom_) is a US issue which is much better sized.
+It is bought to be stored in gigantic US houses, but it's much easier to store.
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+Guess I'll sell most of my post 2010 issues and replace them with older one.
+There is an amazing 1993 issue of _Dune_ which gives me painful level of nostalgia.
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+[^fn:1]: they are, but that's not the point here.
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