From 86d5ececb0ec89b18168f68834d39ac7277e5043 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mms Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2024 19:39:47 +0100 Subject: feat: book sizes --- content/blog/2024/book-size.md | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/blog/2024/book-size.md (limited to 'content/blog/2024/book-size.md') diff --git a/content/blog/2024/book-size.md b/content/blog/2024/book-size.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e73c25a --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/2024/book-size.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ ++++ +title = "Books and their sizes" +author = ["Michał Sapka"] +date = 2024-02-06T19:25:00+01:00 +categories = ["blog"] +draft = false +weight = 2001 +abstract = "A short rant about huge books" ++++ + +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!_ + +{{< img-c "br-size-1.jpg" >}} +Old and new polish edition of Blade Runner. +The new one is gigantic in comparison. +{{< /img-c >}} + +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. + +{{< img-c "br-size-2.jpg" >}} +Old and new polish edition of Blade Runner. +The text sizes are very similar. +{{< /img-c >}} + +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. + +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. + +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. + +[^fn:1]: they are, but that's not the point here. \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3