/lit/ - Literature

>we enjoy wasting paper and forcing you to pay for wasted paper

>>19338245
>Editor's note spoils the ending

>>19338245
>>19338393
It's a practical printing-related thing they do to maintain page count and signatures through different editions (I'm not sure exactly but it's something like that).

Phew thank god! Otherwise I would have thought it was part ofnthe book!

>>19338415
>Introduction to a classic discusses every major plot point

>>19338492
>we waste paper for autism reasons that literally no one cares about

>>19338245
>the blank chapter in The Tale of Genji symbolizing Genji's death

>Publisher's statement of solidarity with BIPOC communities and acknowledgement of oppressive language present in previous editions

>>19338652
>This page intentionally left blank
The only autistic part is printing "This page intentionally left blank" on the blank page.

https://meh.com/forum/topics/nothing-is-lacking-the-long-history-of-intentionally-blank-pages

>>19338245
>quotes a bunch of letters by famous authors to make his point
>Footnote: "these letters may be forgeries"

>>19338245
would be fine if it was written in a small font on a side of the page to let you write down stuff instead of being slapped in the middle in bold

>>19338245
Guess how I know you've never self published or dealt with formatting and such.

>>19338830
>don't print this
>some jewess rings the publisher screaming, "3 pages are blank! how can you sell me a book with 30 blank pages? i want a refund for the 30% of the book that misprinted and came out blank!"

>>19338830
I get printing the guy's drawings or something but like fove empty pages is a waste.