Friday, January 19, 2018

*Book Blogger Hop* 19 January 2018



We are on to a new week for the Book Blogger Hop hosted by the lovely folks over at Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer. This weeks questions is:
When reading a mass paperback book, many people fold the cover back, as if they were reading a magazine. Doing this will eventually create creases in the spine. How do you feel about this common bookish habit? (submitted by Maria @ A Night's Dream of Books)
While I'm not the type of person who typically folds the cover back on a mass market paperback, I AM a serial spine breaker, so it doesn't really bother me when I see people doing this, especially if the books belong to them which is more likely with mass market paperbacks to begin with. Honestly, you typically buy mass market paperbacks because they are lighter and easier to hold, and they are even easier to hold if you do it one handed by folding back the cover, so why would I begrudge someone that? And again, I'm a serial spine breaker, even on my autographed books, so I have no reason to cringe over this.

What about you? How do you feel when you see people doing this and destroying their spines? Also, do you think I'm a monster because I admit to spine breaking myself? - Katie

*If you're stopping by from the linkup, please be sure to leave a link to your post so I can see your answer too.*

6 comments:

  1. I'm not big on keeping my spine pristine but I don't think I'd want my own books bent quite that much! I have been known to purposely break the spine on thicker paper backs to make them easier to read.

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    1. Yeah, I don't really understand rolling the front cover over on a paperback, because how do you read those pages anyway? But to each their own I guess. Thanks for stopping by. - Katie

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  2. I don't think you are a monster...everyone does what they think best and what they like to do.

    I don't do that, but I do not judge anyone who does.

    I am in the linky list if you want to stop by. Have a great weekend.

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    1. Ha! Thanks. I just find it easier to hold books one handed when I break the spine a little. Thanks for stopping by. - Katie

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  3. I like keeping my spines as pristine as possible so they last a long time but I don't judge those who bend spines! Happy reading :)

    My Book Blogger Hop!

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    1. I don't really re-read, so I'm not really concerned about that, and I also don't ever give up my old books because my kids might want to read them some day. But I know that a book can be read a few times even with a broken spine, so it's still not a big deal to me.

      Thanks for stopping by. - Katie

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