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Why Are Books Rectangular? This Is Why

WORDS Posted: September 13, 2019 12:02 pm

“It turns out that there are a lot of forces converging to make this shape ideal, and to get the whole picture, we’ll have to look from three angles: the anatomy of a reader, the history of publishing, and — in a brief departure from the world of books — the magic numbers behind printing.” – Book Riot

WORDS Published: 09.03.19

Read the story in Book Riot Published: 09.03.19

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