pah, books are meant to be read
I rarely buy new books, particularly hardbacks

I've been known to get a brand new book and crack the spine because it makes it easier to read.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 11:19, 1 reply)

Books are civilization
To be disrespectful of a book is to be disrespectful of all that separates us from the animals.
( Amish Information Systems hates misplaced, commas, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 11:42, closed)

I respect the content
revering the vessel is foolish.

I can't bear to be parted from any of my books, but that's because of what is in them.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 11:54, closed)

But the only way to preserve the content
is to preserve the vessel.
( Amish Information Systems hates misplaced, commas, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 16:05, closed)

I would be more careful if I had the last remaining copy of something, or a rare one
but a book can take a hell of a beating without becoming unreadable, so one that is new or nearly new doesn't need to be treated with kid gloves.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 16:25, closed)

this.
besides, I dont think it's any different from looking after a record or a cd. friend of mine just used to leave his vinyl lying around all over the place out of it's sleeve, then wondered why all his records were scratched to buggery and sounded shit. duh.
(tjn whizzing on the electric fence of life, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 19:59, closed)