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Originally Posted by iago
First, a nitpick: this is a 6"x9" game, not 5.5"x8.5" (believe it or not, that half inch per side actually makes a difference), so it's not *quite* digest formatted.
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Hm, how odd, I could have sworn I'd seen it advertised as digest size. No worries though.
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Originally Posted by iago
I'm not sure I'd call this "quite large", but you're right that the lines are spaced out a bit.
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Possibly an optical illusion caused by the bulkiness of the font, the wide spacing and the smaller-than-average size of the page is causing the impression of large writing.
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Originally Posted by iago
By giving the text more room to breathe, it ends up a lot easier on the eyes.
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To an extent I believe you're right, but I also think that there has to be a limit to how widely spaced the text is or it begins to feel sparse and, rather than making it easier on the eye, starts to give the impression that the lines are not related to one another. Additionally, low word-count-per-page also means that you have to flick more pages to get the same amount of information. Any layout work is going to be a case of balancing the two. On the other hand, without printing off a page, which naturally I can't do with the preview copy on Lulu, I can't tell if this is the case but from the screen preview it seems like it goes just a little bit beyond my own tolerance levels. Still, purely a subjective view on my part.
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Originally Posted by iago
I could have made the spacing tighter, but while that would have reduced the page count of the product, I think it still would have been fairly priced at $20.
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That's something I really couldn't comment on without looking at the product. I've yet to buy a POD book from Lulu that I thought was an absolute bargain though, and this could also be affecting my own judgement. Unfair, I know, but it's extremely difficult to think about how you think. Argh! And now I'm thinking about how I think about how I think! Head... explodey... death approaching... need... distraction!
Oooh a bunny!
Ok I'm better now. Back to the subject at hand. $20 is certainly comparable to other similar products from the same source, which is commendable. It's not so much the price that I have a problem with, just that having a book that feels so empty makes me feel a little cheated by the page count. Even if I only paid $5 for it, I'd still feel just a little misled by the advertising. I had similar feelings about Deliria (remember that one? good game, but big, glaring layout issues). I get the feeling that I'd probably pick up a copy of beast Hunters if it appeared in my local game store, but I am loathe to order it sight unseen from an online store, especially since Lulu's postage costs aren't exactly the cheapest for someone in the UK either.
Thanks to everyone else for their comments too. A bit of an inconclusive response but thanks anyway!
Ash