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Originally Posted by theducks
Interesting comment 
Paperback books in the USA are 9:16 (longscreen, which is WS in Portrait) |
SOME paperback books in the US are 9:16, but not all.
Printed comic books are: 7.25 x 10.5 (essentially 4:3-portrait)
Most magazines and documents are letter (8.5"x11") format (essentially 4:3 portrait)
Magazines (digest formfactor) are: 5.375" x 8.375" (mid-way between 16:9 and 4:3 portrait)
On the flipside, not all movies and TV shows are 16:9. Older TV shows are Academy ratio (4:3). Older movies are often wider than 16:9. Ben Hur is 2.74:1 which is basically 25:9. Even most newer movies aren't 16:9... many are 2.4:1, or 21:9.
A case could be made that 16:9 is a more arbitrary aspect ratio and less common than 4:3.
Ultimately it comes down to personal preference in what media will be consumed on the device. So your
is unwarranted in response to who someone claims something is "better"... it's subjective.