I'm no expert in typography, but the text of the 
Autobio is such that it is very difficult to read 
-- it's not only the text in the body but also the 
extra-large size of the pages .... and as to the 
font-size and legibility of the inserted material 
(quoted passages), we're in the realm of 
sado-masochism!

I am sorry to have to sound critical but this is 
the case.

The page size, the font size, the inclusion of so 
much introductory material before the reader even 
gets to the autobio -- these all make this volume 
very user-unfriendly.

-Steve Hoffman

On 11/16/2011 9:34 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>> For a good contrast, use your computer's stock of typefaces to set the same
>> three or four lines of Roman (not italic or bold) in Garamond, Century
>> Schoolbook or Bookman Old Style, and Times Roman.
> That made an excellent demonstration. The Garamond does look like it's
> smaller than the others, so that explains why I've read and heard so often
> about the small type in the autobiography -- and why I believed it myself.
>
> -- Bob G.
>
>