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jacquilynne — Sun, 11 Jan 2004 11:34:05 -0800

Big Books Not exactly made for curling up in bed, big books are an interesting twist in publishing. From Bhutan to Antartica and Sumo to Boxing, these are more likely to be the size of your coffee table than to be on it. They probably cost rather more, too.

By: jacquilynne

jacquilynne — Sun, 11 Jan 2004 11:36:01 -0800

In the Amazon link, be sure not to miss your chance to look inside the book on Bhutan. Even in small scale, the photographs are beautiful.

By: Zurishaddai

Zurishaddai — Sun, 11 Jan 2004 12:36:03 -0800

Pictures: AP story (CNN), huge (!) images from MIT.

By: jpoulos

jpoulos — Sun, 11 Jan 2004 12:41:30 -0800

Here's one we talked about before.

By: jpoulos

jpoulos — Sun, 11 Jan 2004 12:42:56 -0800

Hmmm...actually, that one says it was only 20" x 20". I thought it was bigger.

By: Goofyy

Goofyy — Sun, 11 Jan 2004 13:09:05 -0800

From Amazon's Reader's Comments: I was on the 73 bus on the way to my job at McDonald's and was thrown off the bus because the driver said my copy of this book was so big he couldn't see in his rearview mirror. Some kind of "safety hazard" according to him. Sure, it's a great book and all, but if you can't take it along to read on the bus, what good is it?

By: mrgrimm

mrgrimm — Sun, 11 Jan 2004 13:12:58 -0800

derail ... i like big books, and i cannot lie ... even not-so-great big books. /derail

By: machaus

machaus — Sun, 11 Jan 2004 13:14:35 -0800

For ten K large, I'd expect a little more effort put into the bookbinding. That accordian binding seems like a good first try from looking at the photos.