What is the title of the world's heaviest book and what is its subject matter?

eset

How heavy a book is depends on the material it is made of, whether it is a hardcover or paperback, the number of pages (which is dependent on the font), etc. Also, the language of the book is a factor, in Chinese one or two characters can mean as much as a sixteen letter word in European languages. Ergo, your question has no definitive answer (though I would guess something with a lead cover? hehe.) Dec 16 03, 7:52 AM

griffinj

I can't find a weight for it, but the newly released "Growing Up in Bhutan", featuring shots of the country and its people, is the world's largest book, with 100 pages at five by seven feet. It sells for US $10,000.00 a copy. Dec 16 03, 8:41 AM

sequoianoir

Scientist creates world's largest book The Guinness Book of Records has created a new book category after a US scientist made the world's largest book. Michael Hawley of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology compiled the tome about the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. The Guinness Book of Records say Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Kingdom is the biggest ever made. It weighs 9.5st, measures 5ft 7ins and has 112 pages. Mr Hawley used enough paper to cover a football field and about one gallon of ink. He's charging $10,000 (about £6,000) for each copy, with the money going to his Friendly Planet charity which has built schools. http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_847405.html Dec 16 03, 2:09 PM

sequoianoir

Unfortunately the GBoR seem to have shot themselves in the foot. From the GBoR 1984 edition. The LARGEST book in the world is the "Super Book" measuring 9 feet by 10 feet 2 and 1/8th inches (2.74m x 3.07m) It weighs 557lbs (252.6kg) and consists of 300 pages. It was published in Denver, Colorado, USA in 1976. Dec 16 03, 2:16 PM