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Slightly off-topic, but modern e-books tend to be eyesores. You would think that with image formats able to encode 10 bits or more per-color and CSS[^1], and all the features digital fonts support these days, people could do a bit better.

[^1] E-pub allows CSS.



> You would think that with image formats able to encode 10 bits or more per-color and CSS[^1], and all the features digital fonts support these days, people could do a bit better.

They could, but then they will only work on tablets and not eink readers...


Printed books as well. Go to Barnes and Noble when you get a chance. Almost every book in the store looks like it was printed on the same low quality factory equipment using low quality materials, almost like they were all fake.


Hardbacks are typical nicer than softback, particularly non-fiction HB’s.




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