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Classic literature deserves to be read comfortably.
The "PD" in LargePrintPD stands for public domain. These are works whose original copyright has expired, meaning they belong to everyone. Authors like Jules Verne, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Mark Twain have been in the public domain for decades — anyone is free to reprint, translate, or share their books. What you pay for in a public domain edition is the work of the publisher: choosing the best source text, typesetting it well, designing a cover, and putting it in your hands.
The full text of every book we publish is also available for free at Project Gutenberg. If you'd rather read on a screen, that's a great option. If you'd rather hold a real book, especially one that's easy on your eyes, we make those.
A few years ago I hit the age where I finally needed reading glasses. That was fine. Annoying, but fine. What surprised me was that even with the glasses, reading wasn't as easy as it used to be. Small print made me tired. I found myself putting books down not because I was bored, but because my eyes were.
Then I picked up a large print edition of something — almost by accident — and the difference was immediate. The words had room to breathe. My eyes stopped fighting the page. Reading felt like reading again.
So I started making large print editions for myself. Classics I already loved and wanted to reread. The kind of books that sit on a shelf for years and get picked up again and again. Once I had a few, it seemed silly not to share them. That's how LargePrintPD started — a small catalog of public domain classics, set in comfortable large print, for anyone who feels the same way about their eyes and the books they love.
Every book in the collection is set in generous 16-point type on cream paper, with wide margins and comfortable line spacing. These aren't cheap scans or mass-produced reprints. Each edition is carefully typeset from the most complete and faithful public domain translation available.
The catalog is small and growing. It'll always lean toward the classics I actually enjoy — mostly. A few titles may sneak in because they deserve to be more accessible, even if they're not my personal favorites. Right now the focus is on Jules Verne, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Mark Twain. More authors are on the way.
If there's a classic you'd love to see in large print, drop me a line at contact@largeprintpd.com.
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— LargePrintPD