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Kazuni wrote on 2012-09-19 05:11
I just bought a new set of paperbacks and they're kind of stocky and really thick. I don't want to fold the spine. I mean that's just a terrible thing to do to a paperback, but since the book is really thick it's a pain to hold open with one hand.
I know how to soften the spine on a hardcover correctly, but a paperback? Google yields no results.
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Mentosftw wrote on 2012-09-19 05:14
Simple, you buy two of the same copies.
Take the first book, and shelve it where it will never see sunlight again.
Take the second book and rip out all the pages neatly then scan the pages so you can read them on your computer. Or just read that as it.
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Kazuni wrote on 2012-09-19 05:16
Wow okay I'll go spend $20 dollars on two paperbacks on instead of $16 on a hardcover. Genius.
Plus I can just pirate the book. I only buy physical copies because reading it on an iPad or my computer hurts my eyes.
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Mentosftw wrote on 2012-09-19 05:21
Congratulations, you found the answer to your problem which was from within yourself all along.
No need to thank me. *bows*
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abc33kr wrote on 2012-09-19 05:43
It's just a book....
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Kazuni wrote on 2012-09-19 05:53
Quote from abc33kr;953105:
It's just a book....
Yeah, and I don't want to wreck the spine. Some people have no regard for taking care of books ._. I once lent a book to a friend and I got it back months later mangled.
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Lolicon wrote on 2012-09-19 05:57
A book was made to be opened. Theres no way to do that without bending the spine.
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Altava wrote on 2012-09-19 06:43
The sign of a good book is a bent spine, dog eared pages, scuffs, and coffee stains.
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psyal wrote on 2012-09-19 11:19
Well, if you're looking for how to set it on a table or desk for reading, I have no clue. I usually hold a book while reading it, with it usually being open at a one hundred twenty degree angle or less. There's also setting it in your lap.
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Excalibur wrote on 2012-09-19 14:18
This is like asking how to cut things with a knife without losing durability.
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Rin wrote on 2012-09-19 14:36
You could always try to read it at a smaller opening angle.
But it's a paperback. There's a reason why it's priced like that, and why people prefer hardcovers.
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Murasaki wrote on 2012-09-21 18:06
I have the Song of Ice and Fire series..well, 4 of them. I bought them paperback because they're all under 10 dollars that way, but there's just no way to spare their spines. They're too thick. The only way to do that would involve holding them so that they're just barely open.
I prefer hardcovers myself but I can't afford that right now. Maybe later down the line I'll have me some hardcover Game of Thrones.
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Kazuni wrote on 2012-09-21 23:28
Game of thrones actually had a really nice spine. I read the series without folding the spine. And I mean like, leaving creases. That just bugs me to death. Anyway the series had a more plasticky cover so it was easy to hold open.
I'm just bugged out because I have a new set of Harry Potter books and the 5th one is a pain in the ass as usual.
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Hazeri wrote on 2012-09-22 01:52
The name of the wind... A wise man's fear, we only got the paperback editions down here, it pains me to open them ;_;
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Yoorah wrote on 2012-09-22 02:03
I have this fatass paperback about advanced network services in unix and it's got some visible marks on the spine. And this is from someone who's really gentle with his stuff. :< Depending on the book, I think it's pretty much unavoidable.