i picked up a very academic book that i ordered through interlibrary loan today. walking to a library i was reading another book, assesibly academic, from a different library. both very close to the same size but i was shocked at the weight of the very academic book.
amazon lists the very academic book as having a shipping weight of 2.2 lbs.
that means around 0.15 ounces per paper (or 4.4 grams) and it is printed on acid free paper (feels glossy but no color pics).
amazon lists the assesibly academic book as having a shipping weight of 1.4 lbs.
that means around 0.12 ounces per paper (or 3.4 grams) and no mention of type of paper used (feels pretty much like normal printer paper).
i would much prefer the less weighty book even if it does have acid! 1 kg is a lot to carry around in one hand while walking and reading at the same time. =)
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