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Re:Tiny Books Fit in One Hand. Will They Change the Way We R... by sverige on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @04:04PM (#18348840)
It was invented long ago. Section sewn or case binding allows a book to lay flat. It is considerably more expensive than other methods, though.
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Re:Tiny Books Fit in One Hand. Will They Change the Way We R... by dingaling on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @04:15PM (#18348926)
lie flat

Lay is a transitive verb, it requires an object e.g. he lays a book open.

Lie is intransitive e.g the book lies open.

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Re:Tiny Books Fit in One Hand. Will They Change the Way We R... by sverige on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @04:53PM (#18349216)
Wow, I'm usually the one correcting grammar. Good catch!
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