Hey, Andrew (et al) ----------------------
I agree, with my own Aging Eyes, that Small Type Face is a constant Frustration. (Esp, as so many of the Classic PBOs are in Tiny Font....I don't have a PICA tool handy, but I'm guessin' many are 8pt or less.)
However, Back When these books were pubbed, as now: Paper Prices were/are at a Premium. Publishers cut Every Possible Corner They Could. (Just ask their Accountants!) ;)
And that includes -- alas, for us Readers -- Small Type Face, to cut Page Count...and thus, Paper Costs.
I would rather have a Stark House reprint in Tiny Type (at a Price I Can Afford, vs an eBay Money-Grabber) and have to read the dang thang with a Magnifying Glass than Go Without.
Sincerely,
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--- On Sat, 11/8/08, Andrew Coe <acoe170@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Andrew Coe <acoe170@yahoo.com>
Subject: RARA-AVIS: Re:Stark House reprints - which one?
To: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, November 8, 2008, 10:06 AM
I was really attracted to the Stark House line and bought the "A Trio of Gold Medals/Marlowe/ Flora/Runyon" volume. After reading and enjoying the Marlowe, I haven't picked it up again: The type is just too damn small. Message to Stark House: Go easy on our eyes, increase the type size! I'll hunt for the titles in used bookstores before I buy another one of your books.
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