Re: New edition of John Barnes' classic book

["Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com>]

"Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma@12000.org> wrote in message 
news:lp308d$jrp$1@speranza.aioe.org...
> On 7/2/2014 4:56 PM, Randy Brukardt wrote:
>
>>
>> Seriously, it is VERY heavy - I don't recall many books that heavy. (I 
>> just
>> picked it up again and it still feels like a pair of bricks -- I hope the
>> bookshelf is strong enough to hold it. :-) Next time I read it, it will 
>> have
>> to be at a desk.
>
> The 2005 version was 848 pages weight 1.4 kg. The 2012 version
> is 967 pages, weight: 2.02kg. The difference in number of pages
> is not linear with the difference in weight. They must have used
> heavier paper in the 2012 version.

John had to change publishers, so I would guess that their specifications 
are different. Usually I would be in favor of heavier paper (it usually 
lasts longer), but not to the point of making the book heavier than 
free-weights. :-)

                                    Randy.