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Originally Posted by pacerier
are thin books usually counted with さつ or まい?
and also regarding the counter for number of years, would なんねん be preferred over なんねんかん
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You always ask questions using the fewest words possible, you know that?
And I end up writing several times longer because I have to keep asking "Do you mean to ask ~~~?"
How thin are you referring to? When it's hard to picture that thin book in my head, it's hard to answer.
If it has more than 10-20 pages, it's often counted with さつ. But some people would consider it not thick enough to use さつ and would rather use ぶ（部）. Officially, 部 will always be correct regardless of the book's size while some people will hesitate to use さつ when the book is "thin".
If it's just a folded piece of paper, use まい. Even then, 部 is still correct and "more official".
Note that 部 can only be used when talking about copies of the same book or brochure.
EDIT: Forgot to answer your last question.
なんねん and なんねんかん are grammatically interchangeable, with the latter sounding more "formal".