New books have a distinctive smell. Paperbacks, especially. There’s the paper smell. Sometimes there’s little paper particles from when the paper’s cut. It’s an earthy smell. Then there’s the ink smell. It’s a tangy smell. Sharp. Even a little metallic. Then there’s the binding smell. Nothing smells like fresh glue. Yesterday was a great dayContinue reading “On the Smell of Ink”
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On Paper Sizes
I’ve just spent a half an hour researching paper sizes. Who’d have thought there was an international standard paper size? Who’d have thought it wasn’t letter-sized paper? Well, this webpage set me straight on the matter. I knew there was something callled “A4,” which as far as I could tell in Microsoft Word was almostContinue reading “On Paper Sizes”