Thread: Why not 1em for standard text?
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Old 02-22-2019, 12:11 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by Sarmat89 View Post
Large books are usually set in smaller type, as it makes it easier to page through them.
I must admit that in all my decades of reading, I have never noticed large books being set in smaller type. I just checked half a dozen large books I own and I can't seen any real difference in the body font size between those and several short books (dead tree versions). An ebook with it's variable font size makes this a non-issue.

Edit: Correction: I dug my old paperback of Lord of the Rings in one volume. That was set between 8 and 9 pt. according to my trusty em ruler. It was not that easy to read 45 years ago.
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