Though the dwarsligger is slightly bigger than the definition of miniature books, I've chosen to list the few -- well, so far, one :) -- that I have here as its relatively new concept shares affinity with why miniature books took off centuries ago: because they are convenient for traveling.
Information on the dwarsligger HERE.
Title:
The Fault In Our Stars by John Green (Dutton, a “Dwarsligger”, 2018). Size: 3.25” x 4.75”
Background, as posted on my Facebook 8/23/19:
I have house guests and I was moved that they brought me a "miniature book," in this case, John Green's novel The Fault In Our Star. At 3.25 x 4.75 inches, it's actually outside the mini book's definition. What I found intriguing as I rolled the book in my palm is that I think it's an example of a THING (there's a term for it but I can't recall) that first took off in Europe but has spread elsewhere including the U.S.: a book sized to be the size of a smartphone, presumably because the younger generation are used to the feel of the iPhone etc in their hands. I'm intrigued by the idea that it's that physicality that will persuade more Millenials etc to read print books.
UPDATE: the term for this type of book is Dwarsligger, a book concept created by Royal Jongbloed bv in the Netherlands.
John Green's is a new novel, and a bestseller at that. And when you open it, I was amused to see that you have to read it horizontally, much like when we turn the iPhone on its side to be at landscape vs portrait. And when you open the book, the front cover slips away from the spine binding in the same way that an iPhone cover slips away from the phone (!).
I'm trying to have a cheerful "Why not?" response instead of feeling old...
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OTHERS:
Sometimes I acquire oversize-for-miniature books in the process of collecting minis:
The Lady's Almanac for 1859 (Shepard, Clark & Brown, Boston, MA, 1859). Size: 3” x 4.5”
