What is this kind of book layout called?


That may be off topic, but what is this two-row book layout called in
Japanese? And to what extent is this format common?

[![double-row
book](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1cZrl.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1cZrl.png)




This layout technique is called 段組み【だんぐみ】, or specifically 2段組み (two-column
layout). 段落 (paragraph) is a different concept.

  * [What is a newspaper 段, exactly?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/23054/5010)

Newspapers and magazines almost always use multiple-column layout. It's not
very common in novels, but we sometimes see this layout especially when it's a
long, hard-covered one with a lot of short lines.




This layout technique is called 段組み【だんぐみ】, or specifically 2段組み (two-column
layout). 段落 (paragraph) is a different concept.

  * [What is a newspaper 段, exactly?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/23054/5010)

Newspapers and magazines almost always use multiple-column layout. It's not
very common in novels, but we sometimes see this layout especially when it's a
long, hard-covered one with a lot of short lines.

