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Similarly, a book printed as an octavo, but bound with gatherings of four leaves each, is called an octavo in 4s. [5]: 28 In determining the format of a book, bibliographers will study the number of leaves in a gathering, their proportion and sizes and also the arrangement of the chain lines and watermarks in the paper. [4]: 84–107
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The EPUB format is the most widely supported e-book format, supported by most e-book readers except Amazon Kindle [a] devices. Most e-book readers also support the PDF and plain text formats. E-book software can be used to convert e-books from one format to another, as well as to create, edit and publish e-books.
In the United States, there are "mass-market paperbacks" and larger, more durable "trade paperbacks". In the United Kingdom, there are A-format, B-format, and the largest C-format sizes. [2] Paperback editions of books are issued when a publisher decides to release a book in a low-cost format.
Among the first large print book publishers, the Clear Type Publishing Company published a collection of books in 36 point type, c. 1910. [8] The Ohio-based company specialized in large print, publishing books in 36pt and 24pt. [9] In 1914 Robert Irwin produced a series of textbooks in 36 point, for low-vision children in Cleveland, Ohio schools.
Recto page from a rare Blackletter Bible (1497). The canons of page construction are historical reconstructions, based on careful measurement of extant books and what is known of the mathematics and engineering methods of the time, of manuscript-framework methods that may have been used in Medieval- or Renaissance-era book design to divide a page into pleasing proportions.
Mass-market paperback – small, usually non-illustrated, inexpensive bookbinding format; Trade paperback – a higher-quality paperback book; Personalized book – a book that has been customized for someone, containing personalized text, customized illustrations, or variables, based on the characteristics of that person
In Japan, bunkobon (文庫本) are small-format paperback books, designed to be affordable and space-saving. The great majority of bunkobon are A6 (105×148mm or 4.1"×5.8") in size. [ 1 ] They are sometimes illustrated and like other Japanese paperbacks usually have a dust wrapper over a plain cover.