There's nothing more annoying than letting a friend borrow a book that's in perfect condition and then getting it back all bent and sometimes even ripped. I mean, I understand that it's hard to keep the spine from getting messed up, but come on!Am I the only one who likes to keep their books in good conditions?
I like the novelty of an old book, but I don't trash them if I can help it. Seeing people when their books have bent pages and broken spines just kills me.
I always have to resist the urge to take all the old books in my library and scan them into my computer.I just don't want to see that knowledge lost.~
I do like to keep my books in sound state, and certainly in no worse condition than I find them in. It's easier with hardcovers of course. Paperbacks by their design seem doomed to fall apart simply by being read enough.
A roommate went through a hipster phase and decided that Watchmen and Lewis Caroll were suddenly worth reading, so I lent her both. I gave very specific instructions on how to treat them because I don't fucking skimp like some other punk bitch ass people who buy shitty nth generation paperbacks.A week later I found them both open under a stack of her other books near an open window.So yeah, she lives somewhere else now.
>>4403>under a stack of her other books near an open window. >near an open windowOh, hells no! >:o>So yeah, she lives somewhere else now.With all her skin? Because I'd have demanded compensation in case of damage.
how does one stop their paperback books from having bent/broken spines?
>>4434It's hard. I try to bend my books open as little as possible, but it's really only a matter of time until I forget and open it too much. It's a lot easier with large-text books.
>>4434You can minimize spine-bending by opening the book as little as possible, but the creasing becomes exponential as you head towards the middle of the book for obvious dimensional issues.I don't have a single paperback with a perfect spine.