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12 | 25.53% |
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6 | 12.77% |
| Either or |
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9 | 19.15% |
| Who the gently caress reads books in 2019? |
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10 | 21.28% |
| Goku on any cover |
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10 | 21.28% |
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 You know what they say: don't judge a book by it's cover. Or do they?Hardcover books are the best. Like this one as an example:  This is a book. A nice, solid, hardcover. Lets you enthusiastically thud it against any table or desk when you read it. Also perfect for grabbing and whacking the gently caress out of someone's teeth. The hardcover and its age gives it character. Which I like. But gently caress this contemporary paperback poo poo. Look at this flimsy garbage:  You can rip and bend this so easily. And it'll get all veiny with white folding streaks everywhere and the edges deteriorating. Like so:   What about hardcovers with an outer papercover as in the picture?Slightly more tolerable. I usually just slide it off so my fingers don't slip if I'm holding it while reading, then slide it back on when I'm done. But at least that gives you an option. What are your opinions on the matter? Mine is they just don't make'em like they used to 
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Feb 23, 2019 05:49
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Feb 23, 2019 06:00
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Hardcover books where the pages are sewn in are the best, but paperbacks are better than hardcovers bound by cheap glue.
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Feb 23, 2019 06:01
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Old books that are full of mold spores and poop particles. That leather bound 100 year old Bible? Someone read it on the toilet. Your grandmother, to be precise.
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Feb 23, 2019 06:02
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Read any copy of Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice that you can find. It really is worth it.
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Feb 23, 2019 06:02
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I got maybe halfway through a hardcover copy of War and Peace and I just stopped, screaming "gently caress this hardcover bullshit!" into the chill autumn evening. It was way too long. Some day I'll try again with a paperback version to see if it's any better.
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Feb 23, 2019 06:15
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You have to read hardcover war and peace in russian in a darkened room for the authentic experience.
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Feb 23, 2019 06:17
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Space Race Riot posted:Read any copy of Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice that you can find. It really is worth it. this book seems insane
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Feb 23, 2019 06:33
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WatermelonGun posted:this book seems insane Keep reading
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Feb 23, 2019 06:36
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i live too fast to remember things, so i only want to read ebooks now so i can have easy access to all my highlights and notes. paper books are still nice for reference texts and such.
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Feb 23, 2019 06:51
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LOVE LOVE SKELETON posted:i live too fast to remember things, so i only want to read ebooks now so i can have easy access to all my highlights and notes. paper books are still nice for reference texts and such. But what about when you inevitably have to move to a new platform/file format in ~10 years? Notes in the hard copy are there forever (bar a fire or something).
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Feb 23, 2019 06:56
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I like to read paperbacks on the bus because they're lighter. But nowadays some hardbacks are very light as well. And you can't carry old paperbacks around to read on the bus because they fall apart so easily.
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Feb 23, 2019 06:57
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Having said that, the space-saving attribute of digital is why I got a kindle a few years ago. It’s very convenient when traveling and the charge does last months even with good usage.
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Feb 23, 2019 06:58
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Hard covers make my penis engorged with blood.
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Feb 23, 2019 07:00
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1redflag posted:But what about when you inevitably have to move to a new platform/file format in ~10 years? Notes in the hard copy are there forever (bar a fire or something). hopefully some nerd will make a tool to turn those old files into new files, and not integrate social media.
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Feb 23, 2019 07:23
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Microfilm is the best format for anything.
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Feb 23, 2019 07:28
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i disagree the wipe-clean sheen of my glossy manga is clearly superior
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Feb 23, 2019 07:36
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i can't find it online but I used to have an old hardcover book about the nevada silver rush, was a pretty neat read. the only thing i can find atm tho is something written in the 1980s and I'm 99% sure that isn't it. neal stephenson's hardcovers are usually pretty baller but not very old
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Feb 23, 2019 07:43
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I once dropped a hardcover Harry potter book into the tub. There it is, my very own hardcover story. Mr potter simply wasn't the same after it.
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Feb 23, 2019 07:45
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I have been slowly buying all of the JoJo's Bizare Adventures hardcover manga. I'm not even a weeb! The art is neat/gay and the book being hardcover is a huge bonus. I have all of parts 1 & 2. Waiting for my income to stabilize a bit before I dive into 3. Thanks Godbless
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Feb 23, 2019 07:51
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I like my kindle op
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Feb 23, 2019 07:57
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When did it become "uncool" for a gentleman or lady to read from stone tablets? All this tree pulp nonsense is unsustainable.
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Feb 23, 2019 08:00
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I only read moon tunes, visible under the light of full moon on the anniversary of the writing. Not a lot of good reading material tbh
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Feb 23, 2019 08:42
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Ben Smash posted:I have been slowly buying all of the JoJo's Bizare Adventures hardcover manga. I'm not even a weeb! 
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Feb 23, 2019 09:55
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I'm struggling to think of a bigger ripoff than a hardcore book. Like maybe if you filled up your car with gas and just drove away?
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Feb 23, 2019 10:10
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I got a library hardcover copy of Rise of the Ogre for 13 dollars on ebay (its cool and they sell for way more now it's weird.) the rest of my library is covered with yin yangs and poo poo so I don't know if I want to list it actually
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Feb 23, 2019 10:15
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Linux Pirate posted:When did it become "uncool" for a gentleman or lady to read from stone tablets? haha but also realtalk they used papyrus and/or wooden planks before paper imagine a book constructed like a jacobs ladder toy
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Feb 23, 2019 10:17
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Nut to Butt posted:haha but also realtalk they used papyrus and/or wooden planks before paper I think it's been done.
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Feb 23, 2019 10:19
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Pulp scifi must be read as paperbacks printed on the cheapest paper imaginable. Literature goes better with a hardcover and very nice acid free paper.
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Feb 23, 2019 10:30
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I always lick the pages to see if I got acid free.
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Feb 23, 2019 10:37
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hardcover is for people who fetishize books instead of reading them. buying one probably also gets you targeted ads for those 'beautifully handwritten letter' companies and $40 VHS tape bundles at this point.Colonel Cancer posted:Old books that are full of mold spores and poop particles. That leather bound 100 year old Bible? Someone read it on the toilet. Your grandmother, to be precise.
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Feb 23, 2019 10:52
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Saint Drogo posted:hardcover is for people who fetishize books instead of reading them. buying one probably also gets you targeted ads for those 'beautifully handwritten letter' companies and $40 VHS tape bundles at this point. How the gently caress does the bookstore get my address?
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Feb 23, 2019 10:53
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Jerry Cotton posted:How the gently caress does the bookstore get my address?
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Feb 23, 2019 10:55
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I prefer paperbacks tbf
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Feb 23, 2019 10:55
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FactsAreUseless posted:They bribe public records officials with old books, people who work in public records love that poo poo. How do they get my name?
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Feb 23, 2019 10:58
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Jerry Cotton posted:the bookstore
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Feb 23, 2019 11:00
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My only old-rear end first edition hardcover is Kon-Tiki and I might just sit and read that to fall asleep. If I can avoid crumbling the pages. edit: actually poo poo nope i forgot this is worth legit money not gonna touch it Mr. Meagles fucked around with this message at 11:13 on Feb 23, 2019 |
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Feb 23, 2019 11:09
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Jerry Cotton posted:How do they get my name?
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Feb 23, 2019 11:25
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Hardcover superiority is undeniable.
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Feb 23, 2019 11:38
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just whacking the gently caress out of someone's teeth with my hardcover book here
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Feb 23, 2019 11:48
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