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| − | In [[prozines]], ''digest'' refers to a physical size, about 5½ x 8¼ inches, | + | In [[prozines]], '''digest''' refers to a physical size, about 5½ x 8¼ inches, named after the below mentioned ''Reader's Digest'' – more fannishly, it is the size of ''[[Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction]]''. Half-sized [[fmz]] were also sometimes called ''digest-size''. |
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| − | + | DIGEST SIZE among [[fanzines]] is [[Standard Size|standard size]] folded the short way of the paper. For [[proz]], it's the size of the eponymic Reader's Digest. | |
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| − | See also: [[Digest]]. | + | See also: [[Digest]] for digesting fanzines and [[Format]] for sizes in general. |
| + | {{SFE|name=digest}} discusses pro digest sizes in much more detail, comparing it with [[pulp]] and others. | ||
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[[Category:fancy2]] | [[Category:fancy2]] | ||
[[Category:fanspeak]] | [[Category:fanspeak]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:31, 14 July 2024
In prozines, digest refers to a physical size, about 5½ x 8¼ inches, named after the below mentioned Reader's Digest – more fannishly, it is the size of Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Half-sized fmz were also sometimes called digest-size.
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| DIGEST SIZE among fanzines is standard size folded the short way of the paper. For proz, it's the size of the eponymic Reader's Digest. |
See also: Digest for digesting fanzines and Format for sizes in general.
Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction discusses pro digest sizes in much more detail, comparing it with pulp and others.
| Publishing |
