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Chopping up books when they're physically too big

229 points · 211 comments · matt_kirkland

  1. ventura49 · · focus · HN ↗
    I feel like we’ve been hit by one of Michael O. Church’s troll agents.

    1. Obsession with massive books.

    2. High-value target (this community.)

    3. Obviously bad idea that some people will treat as an earnest suggestion.

    4. Oblique commentary on bad behavior by AI companies (destructive scanning of rare books.)

    1. NoidFonsense · · focus · HN ↗
      I've already done this in my own life. I read dune by cutting the paperback into 3 books, one for each part.

      I didn't like that it was so thick, but it was a small book dimensionally. Plus it was just a cheap used paperback that would be read once. I dont like e-readers, i like to dog-ear the pages and stuff

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