Size matters - Page 4

bigtext · 01-10-2012, 07:36 PM

The reality is that size is not always a reliable indicator anyway. I have the Song Of Ice and Fire four-book paperback bundle. The print in the third book, A Storm of Swords is much smaller than the print in the second book, A Clash of Kings, but they are about the same size books in terms of width. The audio version of the 2nd book is about 37 hours while the the 3rd book is 48 hours read by the same person. Personally I would like to see a word count. Byte size seems irrelevant with the possibility of images and various ways of formatting. I don't care from a cost perspective, but I do like to have an idea of how long it will take to finish a book.

Kumabjorn · 01-12-2012, 01:41 AM

Only a few days left ot his poll. From the postings it seems kind of obvious what the result is.

View Poll Results: Would a visual clue to book size influence your purchasing decision?
Hell yes!	33	30.56%
Couldn't care less	46	42.59%
I'm a tad ambivalent	20	18.52%
What is a visual clue?	9	8.33%
Voters: 108. You may not vote on this poll

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01-10-2012, 07:36 PM	#46
bigtext Member Posts: 24 Karma: 44882 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Nook Simple Touch	The reality is that size is not always a reliable indicator anyway. I have the Song Of Ice and Fire four-book paperback bundle. The print in the third book, A Storm of Swords is much smaller than the print in the second book, A Clash of Kings, but they are about the same size books in terms of width. The audio version of the 2nd book is about 37 hours while the the 3rd book is 48 hours read by the same person. Personally I would like to see a word count. Byte size seems irrelevant with the possibility of images and various ways of formatting. I don't care from a cost perspective, but I do like to have an idea of how long it will take to finish a book.

01-12-2012, 01:41 AM	#47
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	Only a few days left ot his poll. From the postings it seems kind of obvious what the result is.

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