Thursday, October 30, 2008

New Atlas to Size up The Earth

We have now the world’s biggest book. This giant book is an atlas with just 580 pages. But this book weighs around 30 kilos. This atlas named Earth is published by an Australian Company.

I wondered what information or how much information they could fit in just 580 pages. But the publisher assures it as the best atlas ever produced. In its 580 pages they have encrypted 154 maps and 800 photographs. This giant book measures around 6X4 feet and weighs around 30 kilos, making it hard to anyone that wants to roam around with this book.

This book is available in only 3000 copies and the publisher promises to destroy printing plates after publishing all the 3000 copies. But the cost of this book is as big as its weight. It costs you around $3500 to buy a leather back book and if you want to buy it in golden version you will have to spend, around $5500. Thus this book is more luxury than a knowledge parting book.

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