There’s got to be some width/height/print size ratio that makes sense. I have a few turkey sandwich sized pocket paperbacks with teeny tiny print and it’s just like, man, I think I’d take a slightly taller book at this rate. 

It's not entirely about size, but size is part of it. I want high quality, portable, flexible books without obnoxious publisher self-promotions.

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SilkyNinja

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I bought the an [early paperback print of Grapes of Wrath](https://www.abebooks.com/first-edition/GRAPES-WRATH-Steinbeck-John-Bantam-New/19328406218/bd) after not being able to find a satisfactory modern print.

If I am ever to become a book publisher, I'll exclusively do paperbacks with paper/art quality comparable to hardcovers. 