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G.J.Quartermaine

Size DOES matter!

No, NOT that! 😁 This is my latest video, discussing the physical size of books and why that's worth considering.

As a reader, you want a book that's easy to read.

As a writer, size affects the cost of printing your book but also how it gets marketed.

I hope you enjoy the episode. Please give it a 👍 and subscribe (FREE) to my YouTube channel, Quartermaine's Books.

youtu.be/_ig1PcpXrMo

@gjquartermaine I bought a huge fantasy novel in paperback form recently, when I usually just download them on my phone.

I could hardly hold the thing up. It was like lugging a giant Webster's dictionary around. It was a Wrist-Killer.

The problem is I still LOVE LOVE LOVE a nice pretty book with nice paper and illustrative cover art. Striking that balance between economics/ readibility and treasuring an art form is hard!