Has anyone noticed their hardcovers use cheap newsprint already in the 1960s? What the fuck was going on over there? You check any other printer from the era and it's nearly vellum.
>>25309213I think it's because the fountain pen transition was mostly complete. Paper was being designated as fp friendly and that became a luxury product, basildon bond became rarer, and new inks in printing meant paper could be cheaper than BB. And as an academic publisher they naturally decided to get an early start on enshittification.
