I asked a question. Everyone (almost 90%) said "three volumes!" As is my wont, I will now ignore the majority and do what I want >>>https://twitter.com/MorlockP/status/1338245379301707777 …
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2/ Dozens of people told me "don't reduce the font size ; my eyes are old". OK...so they're not primarily in favor of three volumes; they're AGAINST small type. I just did an experiment - formatted some text in the SAME FONT SIZE as my fiction trade paperbacks
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3/ (11 pt Garamond, which is actually larger print than typical publisher trade paperbacks) I then adjusted the page size to 8.5 x 11, and went to two columns. The result was ... quite readable.pic.twitter.com/pkO6qIw4iJ
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4/ One motivation for this is that I think it's going to be a lot easier to sell a set of two books than a set of three, and this is especially true through retail channels (if I'm lucky enough to place the book w Lowes, Tractor Supply, etc.). Also, there's fall off in sales >
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5/ with every book in a series.
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6/ I write the text in emacs, then I format in OpenOffice. > looks nice TY ! https://twitter.com/CyrilNotes/status/1339337283179307009 …
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7/ Given that I think the opinions of the people SHOULD be ignored, it behooves me to research them first, so I can be sure of annoying people - wouldn't want to accidentally do what they want!https://twitter.com/coinaday1/status/1339337354461515780 …
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8/ Yeah, this is just a real quick mock up, set gutter to 0.2". Proof of concept.https://twitter.com/nym0_speaks/status/1339339635256856579?s=19 …
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Captain Nȳm0 in Slumberland @nym0_speaksReplying to @MorlockPI only know design/typography by osmosis, but I feel like your gutter's a little too tight and the text ought to be justified. Otherwise,
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9/ I know LaTeX and have used it. Just don't LIKE it.
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10/ Hmmmm.... Ok, now I'm getting a bit interested...
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If you make the covers look nice and coordinated, the set could become a collector item like the Foxfire books
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