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Most books have the same size of paper and text all the
way through. Slow Start/Fast End - Fast Start/Slow End
is a new type of novel where you can choose which
version of any particular book you want to read.
In the Slow Start/Fast End version, the pages are
physically bigger at the start
of the novel, with small
type (6pt) on them. As the novel progresses the pages
gradually get smaller, but the type gets larger and the
leading increases, meaning that the page turning action
of the reader accelerates until the last page is reached,
which only has about 8 lines of 16pt type.
Fast Start/Slow End is the same novel, only the progress
of the page sizes and corresponding type change is
reversed, with the final page being larger and delivered
in many lines of 6pt.
It just depends on the preference of the reader as to
whether they favour a slow start with a fast end, or a
fast start with a slow end.
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OK, this is actually very clever. |
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Good for a lifetime read. No need for specs but no guarantee the end will be read. |
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Might make a nifty children's book. |
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An interesting novelty, but not much more. Books are like
sharks and crocodilians, they work just fine the way they
are, and have not changed much in a long time. |
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You don’t really understand the halfbakery knife
knob, do you? |
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Maybe there's a way to make books even *more* like sharks and
crocodilians. |
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Meanwhile, it's worth noting that there was a radical change to
book technology in the Middle Ages, when someone thought of
binding the pages together instead of rolling them up. |
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In the same way, an old, continuously-scrolling alligator stands
no chance against one that can snap shut. |
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//sharks and crocodilians, they work just fine the
way they are// Tell that one to the shark and the
giant crocodile that took
up blockbuster film acting. |
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Jaws vs Groom Lake would be a short read. |
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