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>opening a thick paperback for the first time
>have to fold down and crease the front cover

>> No.4635186

>>4635179
I have learned the skill of not breaking the spine of my books.

It can be done.

>> No.4635190
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4635190

>reading books
>not consuming literature directly through sensory input unmuddied by symbols

>> No.4635191

>>4635186
You can open the cover at an acute angle and read the page diagonally, but for larger books you will eventually give up and destroy the spine/cover.

>> No.4635196

>>4635190
True patricians consume literature through Smell-O-Vision.

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>>4635179
I read Ulysses from cover to cover in paperback from cover to cover and didn't crack the spine once.

>Feels good, man

>> No.4635221

>>4635179
I used to be like that, had an almost fetishistic love for books, the actual physical thing, and I would hate it when I had to crease, bend, write in them.
But, speaking as someone who mostl y reads foreign books (spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian), it's inevitable that you'll have to break in the paperback.
I've gotten over this obsession with preserving books and have moved onto treasuring them for what they are, ink printed on pages, useful until they break apart in your hands. And even then, you can still read them, no matter the shape they're in. Then again, I have several copies of my favourite books, so whatever.

—Angry Lit Major

>> No.4635226

This is a test.

>> No.4635229
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4635229

>>4635190
Muh Symbols

>> No.4635230

>>4635229
what a qt

>> No.4635236

>>4635226
>>4635221
Fuck off

>>4635230
Tfw I love Wittengstien but I find his Language Philosophies ridiculous -- Not the logic, but the philosophy

>> No.4635242

>>4635236
do tell

>> No.4635244

>improper handling of books

>> No.4635257

>>4635209

Implying that's difficult? The only paperbacks I own with creases on the spines are ones I lent to faggot friends. It's not a hard thing to do, you're all just fucking stupid.

>> No.4635268

>>4635242
Symbols, Simples, SImple Symbols Tatashe's and Sachevoult's but I laughed when he described Philosophy a misunderstanding of language/s

>> No.4635562

People always get bothered that I throw dust jackets away. I don't want them. If they're there to protect the cover, then they're "supposed" to get damaged anyway, that's their job, and they're disposable.

>> No.4635609

I hate it when I open a jar of peanut butter and have to put the knife in and ruin that perfect little landscape inside the jar. I also keep my shoes at home in case they get smudged.

>> No.4635707

>>4635609
Both of those are why I levitate over snow.

>> No.4635727

>>4635186
Years ago a guy posted a 'guide' from a Librarian's manual to do that, with pictures and everything done in a professional looking way.

But I don't have that pic.
There are so few of us oldfags still browsing /lit/ it sometimes makes me sad speaking about threads nobody remembers (even for new stuff like the I think I have nihilism or something).

>> No.4635734

>>4635562
I always throw mine away. They end up getting destroyed and I can't read a book comfortably with it on. This annoys me greatly and is why I avoid buying hardback books, new at least, at all costs.

>> No.4635748

>unused books as virgins

It's true, many men can't enjoy reading for itself. They read to "conquer" a renown book, to add it to their list like some Don Juan. My poem journal and all the books I own show great use and it has never bothered me; maybe if the book were an heirloom, but a paperback? Too many men want to "own" a book deeply, to "love" it in the patriarchal sense.

>> No.4635761

>>4635209
Did you read it from cover to cover though?

>> No.4635858

>>4635761
Well, I skipped the introduction.

>> No.4636657

>>4635748
Holy shit. Fucking deeep.

>> No.4636720

>slightest bit of grip pressure smudges text

New to reading. It's a penguin's classic book. I'm guessing it's the reason they're pretty cheap?

>> No.4636724

>>4636720
Well the paper quality is shit.

>> No.4636764

Nah, I'm just a book whore. I want to read as many books as possible not just the popular ones.

>> No.4636797

I have a 50 year old copy of The Rise of David Levinsky (paperback, 530 pages) that had never been opened before I bought it. After one reading the spine was creased all the way across and was peeling partway.

It was like in Indiana Jones when he drank the wrong grail.

>> No.4636802

>>4635179
Who cares if you crack the spine? I just want to read comfortably so I crack the crap out of them

>> No.4636805

>Treat your books so flawlessly that they look like they've never been opened
>People ask if I've actually read anything from my shelf

>> No.4636806

>>4635268
don't tell anything ever again, ever

>> No.4636815

I've been ordering used books from GoHastings and I've been lucky not to get any books with bent spines or writing in them, that is until today. I got one of each and although it displeases me, I know it's not really that big of a deal.

>> No.4636816

>>4635179
>tfw I read most books on a kindle
>tfw no new book smell
>tfw no new book feel
At least the books are free. And the good ones I always buy afterward as hardcovers to add to the shelf.

>> No.4636826

>>4635562
>>4635734
same shit here, they feel so damn useless.

as to OP's issue, if you're that worried about it, just buy hard cover for books over a certain number of pages.

>> No.4636929

It used to be annoying when I'd read a book during lunchtime at work, and I'd always have to use one hand to hold the book open. No such problem now using an ereader.

>> No.4636958

>>4636929

Some of my favourite books have been halfway round the world with me.

>tfw spines cracked as shit
>tfw coffee stains
>tfw bent pages and covers
>tfw water damage

Feels good man.

>> No.4636969

>>4636958
>Can't take care of books.
>Proud.

I've taken many novels and journals to travels too, and they are impeccable. Treasure those belongings. I'd rather have those special ones last a lifetime over a few years of roughage.

>> No.4636978

>>4636969
Schools and libraries throw out countless, fucking countless fucks every years. You're just too attached to your material possessions. You'd probably make an overprotective parent or spouse--but at least you wouldn't be abusive in any way.

>> No.4636981

>>4636969
implying a book can't see wear and also last a long time?

my books are in generally good condition, but sometimes shit happens (different poster here, can't speak for the other). the only book i've ever lost due to damage was a hardcover that eventually just fell apart, but i blame that on my being 12 years old and reading it too much. fucking pages fell out.

>> No.4637022
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Not two weeks ago I saw my friend throw away a perfectly good paperback. I just stared at her. She didn't get why I was so pissed because in her words, "paperbacks are meant to be used and thrown away like that. I don't want then cluttering up my room"

She says she's a big reader but never see many books at her place so I always thought she lent them out or went to the library. Nope, she uses them like Kleenex, one read through and in the trash it goes. Would have saved the book she tossed but it was covered in ketchup.

Haven't talked to the bitch since.

>> No.4637033

>>4636969

>wants books he can treasure for a lifetime
>buys paperbacks

poorfag detected

>> No.4637043

>>4637033
I have about a forty vol. pulp scifi book set from the 60's my granddad gave me. They are doing just fine.

>> No.4637044

You read a book and treat it however, it'll probably get beat to hell, who cares.
If you really like it then you go out and buy a nice hardcover for your library.
It's not difficult.

>> No.4637086

>>4637043
Older paperbacks were definitely made better. I've got a 1950s orange Penguin edition of Serenade by James M. Cain, and it's holding up much better than the yellowing and browning Penguin paperbacks I bought new just a few years ago.

>> No.4637099

>>4637086
Honestly, the only reason they are still around is because they were taken care of. Even for back then they are printed on some real shit paper. Not really surprising seeing they are the cheapo pulp books most people discarded back then.

>> No.4637104

I only have a a few hardcovers of the books I really love, but my paperbacks I treat kind of shittily.

>> No.4638209

>>4637022
Wasn't that the point of pulp novels back in the day? I guess plebeian female-oriented trash is just the modern equivalent. Probably less expensive too.

>> No.4638238

>>4636802
Thisthisthisthisthis. The value of a text is not reflected by the physical object containing it, as long as the text is reproducible. Unless there are a limited number of copies, a book really isn't worth more than the paper and ink it's made from.

>> No.4639614

>>4638209
Maybe if it was crappy walmart romance novels she was throwing away I might not care, but they are pretty good books she is tossing. She reads a bunch of scifi/fantasy, history and biographies. She's decently read but has shit book habits. From what I can tell she has thrown out atleast 40+

If you don't want your paperbacks then donate them. There are always people looking for a good book.