For more on this subject, check out my Cover Secrets page . Authors shouldn't choose such tiny print. Some of us with bad eyes have trouble reading it. Authors don't choose the print size either. Well, not exactly.
Publishers have to keep costs down and that usually means using less paper.
So if an author tends to write long stories, the publisher shrinks her manuscript to fit less paper, which means small print. The author has no choice but to put up with the small print or write shorter books. If you find this annoying, you should write those publishers who are the worst offenders and complain. They may not even realize that this is a problem for some people. SJ's Fun Stuff Web site designed by Sabrina Jeffries.