Anyone else really picky about the condition of their books?

dopesick1 · 12-22-2003, 11:15 PM

Anyone else really anal about the condition of their books? I never crease the spine, and when people ask to borrow my books, I'm usually pretty uneasy about letting them have it.

I figure, hell, I paid for it, I want it to stay nice. I know some people who just wreck the stuff they read and I hate it.

It's like I feel some kind of respect for books or something. That probably sounds weird... I dont know...

Oh, and I mean any book that isn't a high school or college textbook. I couldn't care less about those!:p

**JBond** · 12-23-2003, 02:20 AM

Yeah I feel the same way, if someone wants to lend me some old copy of a book I instead go out and buy a nice new one. That way when I'm done with it it's neat and on my shelf as a token that I read it.

belfast-biker · 12-23-2003, 04:45 AM

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Originally posted by dopesick1
Anyone else really anal about the condition of their books? I never crease the spine, and when people ask to borrow my books, I'm usually pretty uneasy about letting them have it.

I figure, hell, I paid for it, I want it to stay nice. I know some people who just wreck the stuff they read and I hate it.

You = Anal. Me = Wrecker.

I start with the dust cover. What's the point? Hello? Ripped, put in the bin.

Then, to make it easier to keep open, I break the spine as I read.

I lend left right and centre. I value friends more than paper.

They're BOOKS ffs.

Sparhawk · 12-23-2003, 11:25 AM

I actually like my books to look read. Not mangled, dirty, marked or anything dumb like that, just loved.

My original copy of The Hobbit, has a sun bleached cover, dog-eared yellow pages, and the spine of a 90 year old weight lifter. I wouldn't have it any other way. That book and I have 20 years of history.

When I see a collection of pristine books, I always wonder if the person has actually read any of them or are they just trying to impress people.

collegeboy · 12-24-2003, 05:03 AM

I tend to be pretty gentle with the new books I get, but I really don't care what condition they are in if I buy them used.

PsychoMike · 12-24-2003, 01:40 PM

When I get a book (papreback) I'm usually pretty gentle with it, I like it to look read but not damaged. The only thing that really bothers me is if the spine is cracked alot, I'm always worried that the pages will fall out. I have no problem with lending books out. If I can get a used book thats fine.

Hardcovers I'm a little different with, those I want to keep looking nice, I always keep the dust jacket but never have it on while I'm reading or taking the book any where, when I am finished reading the Dust jacket goes back on the book, back on the shelf. I also hate it when people don't use book marks with my hardcover books so I rarely lend them out.

Mat · 12-26-2003, 09:36 PM

I hate hardcover books so I usually avoid them if possible. Other than that, my books are dog earred and creased to hell.

cg124 · 12-28-2003, 01:36 AM

i'm very picky withn a condition of a book. I don't like to crease the paper(it really bothers me) and i like the cover to be neat and clean.

slinger · 12-28-2003, 03:27 PM

I got a USM TPB #3 from amazon.ca and the cover was bent and peeled apart on one corner. I haven't even read it and it was 'ruined'. I just like to keep things perfect. My Live From New York hardcover had like 200 pages (of 500+) creased. I didn't notice this at the store and I didn't bother trying to exchange thinking they wouldn't believe me and well I don't know. When a book is damaged, what's done is done.

Highfire · 12-28-2003, 03:52 PM

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Originally posted by cg124
i'm very picky withn a condition of a book. I don't like to crease the paper(it really bothers me) and i like the cover to be neat and clean.

same with me

Tara · 01-02-2004, 12:57 AM

i never used to be, and i used to lend them to who ever, but once i lent a book to my friend, and it was relitively new, and when i got it back 6 months later, it had been ripped, she had spilt soda on it, her dog had chewed on it, her little sister took to the inside cover with pencils and it smelt pretty bogus, so i dont lend books to people any more unless i completely trust them

hpk37067 · 01-02-2004, 03:45 PM

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12-22-2003, 11:15 PM	#1
dopesick1 Executive Producer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: South of Heaven Posts: 748	Anyone else really picky about the condition of their books? Anyone else really anal about the condition of their books? I never crease the spine, and when people ask to borrow my books, I'm usually pretty uneasy about letting them have it. I figure, hell, I paid for it, I want it to stay nice. I know some people who just wreck the stuff they read and I hate it. It's like I feel some kind of respect for books or something. That probably sounds weird... I dont know... Oh, and I mean any book that isn't a high school or college textbook. I couldn't care less about those!:p __________________ "The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist." Hysteria is not Evidence. Free the West Memphis Three. You can help. :: www.wm3.org ::

12-23-2003, 02:20 AM	#2
JBond Stop exploding, you cowards! Join Date: May 2000 Location: Nimbus 1729 Posts: 54,655	Yeah I feel the same way, if someone wants to lend me some old copy of a book I instead go out and buy a nice new one. That way when I'm done with it it's neat and on my shelf as a token that I read it. __________________ The due date for Round 61 of the CS Film Club is Monday, November 16th, 2009. 34 out of 60 Hugo Award winners completed.

12-23-2003, 11:25 AM	#4
Sparhawk Reigning CS BB Champ Join Date: May 2003 Location: Local Pandion Chapterhouse Posts: 5,041	I actually like my books to look read. Not mangled, dirty, marked or anything dumb like that, just loved. My original copy of The Hobbit, has a sun bleached cover, dog-eared yellow pages, and the spine of a 90 year old weight lifter. I wouldn't have it any other way. That book and I have 20 years of history. When I see a collection of pristine books, I always wonder if the person has actually read any of them or are they just trying to impress people. __________________ Jack Burton: When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, looks you crooked in the eye and asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have ya paid your dues, Jack?" "Yessir, the check is in the mail."

12-24-2003, 05:03 AM	#5
collegeboy King of Bling Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hendersonville, TN Posts: 2,166	I tend to be pretty gentle with the new books I get, but I really don't care what condition they are in if I buy them used. __________________ "Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love. --Charlie Brown" My DVD Collection

12-26-2003, 09:36 PM	#7
Mat The Ugly Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 6,163	I hate hardcover books so I usually avoid them if possible. Other than that, my books are dog earred and creased to hell. __________________ "You're a brave man. Go and break through the lines. And remember, while you're out there risking you're life and limb through shot and shell, we'll be in here thinking what a sucker you are." - Duck Soup

12-24-2003, 01:40 PM	#6
PsychoMike Not quite forgotten Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 7,482	When I get a book (papreback) I'm usually pretty gentle with it, I like it to look read but not damaged. The only thing that really bothers me is if the spine is cracked alot, I'm always worried that the pages will fall out. I have no problem with lending books out. If I can get a used book thats fine. Hardcovers I'm a little different with, those I want to keep looking nice, I always keep the dust jacket but never have it on while I'm reading or taking the book any where, when I am finished reading the Dust jacket goes back on the book, back on the shelf. I also hate it when people don't use book marks with my hardcover books so I rarely lend them out.

12-28-2003, 01:36 AM	#8
cg124 Ghost Reveries Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: yo face Posts: 33,760	i'm very picky withn a condition of a book. I don't like to crease the paper(it really bothers me) and i like the cover to be neat and clean. __________________ "Well, they'll stone ya when you're trying to be so good They'll stone ya just a-like they said they would They'll stone ya when you're tryin' to go home Then they'll stone ya when you're there all alone But I would not feel so all alone Everybody must get stoned." -Bob Dylan

12-28-2003, 03:27 PM	#9
slinger Scotch & Splenda Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Michael Scott Paper Company Posts: 9,036	I got a USM TPB #3 from amazon.ca and the cover was bent and peeled apart on one corner. I haven't even read it and it was 'ruined'. I just like to keep things perfect. My Live From New York hardcover had like 200 pages (of 500+) creased. I didn't notice this at the store and I didn't bother trying to exchange thinking they wouldn't believe me and well I don't know. When a book is damaged, what's done is done. __________________ Twitter Tracker Twitter Tracker Twitter Tracker AIN'T NUTHIN GRANDER THAN ANDY RODDICK TALKIN' BOUT ZOOLANDER!!!!! RT @andyroddick zoolander on tv.... too good

01-02-2004, 12:57 AM	#11
Tara Finally 5000 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Serenity Posts: 5,149	i never used to be, and i used to lend them to who ever, but once i lent a book to my friend, and it was relitively new, and when i got it back 6 months later, it had been ripped, she had spilt soda on it, her dog had chewed on it, her little sister took to the inside cover with pencils and it smelt pretty bogus, so i dont lend books to people any more unless i completely trust them __________________ I recently got engaged! Yep, thats right, i have finally tricked someone into loving me.

01-02-2004, 03:45 PM	#12
hpk37067 Sarge Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,601	Old is gold people. My advice of the day.