On Jan 29, 2010, at 9:01 AM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote:
I want to handle one with the form
factor of two facing pages in a book like shape. I've only seen a
kindle up
close once and had a quick look at the NookEBook at a Barnes and
Noble. The
nook looked too small.
The reason most books are of a certain size is convenience.
Back around 1501 Aldus Manutius wanted to standardize on a book format
that gentlemen of leisure could easily transport in a pocket or a
satchel...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldus_Manutius
That's was an octavio format, which is about 9 x 6 inches.
iPad is about 9-1/2 x 7-1/2. Wisdom of the ages?
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