I read a lot of nonfiction and biographies, many of which include sections with photos. More often than not, these photo sections are stuck at a random place in the book. Wouldn’t it make more sense to place them in either the very front or back? Most of them aren’t even at the halfway point.
Sometimes they interrupt the flow of things because they are in the middle of a chapter rather than at the end so a paragraph that goes from one page and continues to another is broken up. Sometimes captions on the photos spoil information that comes later in the book.
​
by SimoneToastCrunch
2 Comments
My guess is because of how the weight of the pictures affects the binding. The pictures need to be in certain spots in order for the binding to hold together.
Usually a function of printing/binding costs and systems. You can’t just shove them anywhere unless they’re printed directly onto the book’s regular paper, which makes them lower-quality. Glossy stock requires specific placement.