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Back in the days when physical bookshops mattered, you wanted a thick spine on the book to take up more shelf space, and give you more room for a bold title to
by chiph 13y ago
Back in the days when physical bookshops mattered, you wanted a thick spine on the book to take up more shelf space, and give you more room for a bold title to attract the eye.
- jonjacky 13y agoA friend who once worked at a bookstore once told me this. The way he put it was: publishers want their books to take up a lot of shelf space so there is less room for the competitors.