Do you break the spines of books? - Page 2

promethius9594 · 06-26-2004, 02:34 PM

break the spine on a book? BLASPHEMY!!!

Aelia Jusa · 06-27-2004, 04:39 PM

I dunno how people enjoy reading when they're going to so much trouble to keep the spine intact - how do you read the inner edges of the pages?! I like to open out my books flat.

I would never dog-ear a page though. Nothing worse. I hate it when some pages have been folded down during printing and then when you fold them out they have a big sticking out bit so you have to either cut it off or leave them folded [img]graemlins/idontagreeatall.gif[/img]

RoSs_bg2_rox · 06-28-2004, 12:41 PM

well I dont go to the middle and break the spine, I will flatten out pages if they are being annoying and keep flicking back, but I usually just hold my book so that it doesn't irritate me.

wellard · 07-03-2004, 03:22 AM

They will break through use for me, not through direct intent. I used to keep books pristine but now I even ...gasp... write notes in the margins ECT particularly with poetry or reference material.

catzenpewters · 07-07-2004, 04:21 PM

Actually, that's one of my pet peeves. I'm a certified bookaholic (I have about 1,200 of my own) and really hate it when the spines get broken, the pages get folded or (even worse) somebody write notes in them. If I could afford it I'd buy all my books new.

I guess to me it's almost a sign of disrespect to 'injure' a book (don't take that personally); it's just the way I was raised I guess.

Eagle eye · 07-09-2004, 01:34 AM

I like to try to read a book without breaking the spine if I can. I did used to fold the pages of a book though.

Spelca · 07-09-2004, 08:22 PM

No, I never break the spine. I do sometimes open the book from both sides and then go towards the middle from both sides, so that the spine doesn't break but the book is easier to open. But I hate it when people do it to my books! I had a school book with me once to class, and my classmate asked if she could look something up. She took the book, opened it in the middle, and opened it WIDE. She made a line down the spine... I felt like screaming! And I always try to keep my books nice and clean...

Btw, why do some people write in library books? I once found a shopping list written in the margins... And people marking with marker pens and normals pens, underlining, folding pages, etc.

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06-26-2004, 02:34 PM	#11
promethius9594 Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: April 13, 2004 Location: USA Age: 42 Posts: 676	break the spine on a book? BLASPHEMY!!! __________________ mages may seem cool, but if there was a multi player game you wouldnt see my theif/assasin until you were already too dead to cast a spell...

06-27-2004, 04:39 PM	#12
Aelia Jusa Iron Throne Cult Join Date: August 23, 2001 Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 44 Posts: 4,867	I dunno how people enjoy reading when they're going to so much trouble to keep the spine intact - how do you read the inner edges of the pages?! I like to open out my books flat. I would never dog-ear a page though. Nothing worse. I hate it when some pages have been folded down during printing and then when you fold them out they have a big sticking out bit so you have to either cut it off or leave them folded [img]graemlins/idontagreeatall.gif[/img] __________________

06-28-2004, 12:41 PM	#13
RoSs_bg2_rox Zartan Join Date: May 20, 2003 Location: Near Aberdeen, Scotland Age: 36 Posts: 5,225	well I dont go to the middle and break the spine, I will flatten out pages if they are being annoying and keep flicking back, but I usually just hold my book so that it doesn't irritate me. __________________ [img]\"http://img.ranchoweb.com/images/ladyzekke/dragonwater2.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

07-03-2004, 03:22 AM	#14
wellard Dracolisk Join Date: November 1, 2002 Location: Australia ..... G\'day! Posts: 6,123	They will break through use for me, not through direct intent. I used to keep books pristine but now I even ...gasp... write notes in the margins ECT particularly with poetry or reference material. __________________ fossils - natures way of laughing at creationists for over 3 billion years

07-07-2004, 04:21 PM	#15
catzenpewters Manshoon Join Date: March 11, 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Age: 53 Posts: 204	Actually, that's one of my pet peeves. I'm a certified bookaholic (I have about 1,200 of my own) and really hate it when the spines get broken, the pages get folded or (even worse) somebody write notes in them. If I could afford it I'd buy all my books new. I guess to me it's almost a sign of disrespect to 'injure' a book (don't take that personally); it's just the way I was raised I guess.

07-09-2004, 01:34 AM	#16
Eagle eye Elminster Join Date: May 13, 2004 Location: New Zealand Age: 34 Posts: 409	I like to try to read a book without breaking the spine if I can. I did used to fold the pages of a book though.

07-09-2004, 08:22 PM	#17
Spelca Emerald Dragon Join Date: January 3, 2002 Location: From Slovenia, in Sweden Age: 43 Posts: 931	No, I never break the spine. I do sometimes open the book from both sides and then go towards the middle from both sides, so that the spine doesn't break but the book is easier to open. But I hate it when people do it to my books! I had a school book with me once to class, and my classmate asked if she could look something up. She took the book, opened it in the middle, and opened it WIDE. She made a line down the spine... I felt like screaming! And I always try to keep my books nice and clean... Btw, why do some people write in library books? I once found a shopping list written in the margins... And people marking with marker pens and normals pens, underlining, folding pages, etc. __________________ At one time or another there will be a choice: you or the wall. (J. Winterson)

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