There is a technique used in printing where you increase the volume of the paper by putting less pressure on it while being produced. Thus there’s more air in the paper sheet, which makes it feel thicker. The quality of the paper stays the same though, but it feels better. They probably used that. Source: I am working in that industry.

Yes, I know something about it. But I think the paper in Canadian printing is "fluffy" enough. And USA printing is just a waste of bookshelf space.

On the left, the Chinese print of the MT 12 (372 pages), then the USA print (372 pages) of the same volume, then the Canadian print of MT 16 (364 pages) for comparison.

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Yes, that's why I made this post. Chinese printing is the same thickness as Canadian printing, but Chinese one is much heavier and the paper is stiffer.

USA reprints r awful imo. They done messed up the quality control especially for the books dimensions

Even Canadian printing sometimes have books that are a bit lower than normal. And I even have one that is 2mm taller than the others.

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Was the reprint use better quality papers?

Yes

Each printer probably uses a different type of paper, but I can't say for sure as every book I own from 7S was printed in Canada.

This is my only Seven Seas book that wasn't printed in Canada. Chinese printing uses denser paper, so book is much heavier than Canadian printing and the paper is stiffer. I think USA printing has a similar weight to Canadian printing, but I'm not sure as I already sent it back to Amazon.