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11508912 No.11508912 [Reply] [Original]

what are your thoughts on expensive collections?
are they worthwhile

>> No.11508957

They look nice on a shelf. I like Easton Press and Everyman's Library. I usually only buy them if I see them in thrift stores or somewhere for a really good deal.

>> No.11510249

>>11508957

I can get all that shit for free on one Kindle

>> No.11510253

>>11508912
no
>>11510249
yes

>> No.11511374

They're only worth it if you actually read them

>> No.11511380

>>11510253
no
>>11511374
yes

>> No.11511381

>>11511374
best post.

>>11508912
>expensive collections
It's very dumb to judge a set of books by their price.

Sure, it's a nice thing to have. I have lots of nice books too. They reflect the good taste and wealth of the owner, but judging them negatively or favorably without knowing if they've been read is just dumb. The only dumber thing is presuming to know if they've been read. Put your jealousy and elitism away kiddos.

>> No.11511383

>>11508912
>>11508957
Everyman's Library has standard prices though? There are paperbacks more expensive than their hardbacks

>> No.11511613

>>11508912
Everyman's Library isn't expensive.

They are nice though. MMMMMMM acid free paper, yes.

>> No.11511615

What is acid free paper? Is it paper that wont go brown? Som of my moms old books are so brown they are annoying to read

>> No.11511623

Consumerist trash for pseuds who have to show off.

>> No.11511631

>>11511615
Acidic paper goes yellow/brown over time and turns brittle. Eventually it disintegrates.

Alkaline paper or acid free paper remains soft and pliable and doesn't change color. Everyman's library books under proper storage conditions will remain nice for 200 years or more.

http://cool.conservation-us.org/byorg/abbey/an/an19/an19-4/an19-404.html

>> No.11511646

>>11508912
Everyman is not expensive though.

>> No.11511660

>>11511623
Consumerist, sure, but there's nothing more pseud that avoiding buying those nice books because you're worried that you will look like a pseud. Book hipster-ism, if you will.

>> No.11511664

>>11511631
They don't always declare it, so can you tell by the color if it's acid-free? The acidic paper is pure white while the acid-free is slightly creamy, is that it?

>> No.11511714

yes if you have money.
i don't even have enough for Culture of Critique tho :(
PDFs of books that require page flipping are pain in the neck.

>> No.11511739

>>11511714
>doesn't have $20
Jesus take some pity on this NEET

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11511743

Can anyone convince me to purchase expensive leather bound books when I can download the exact version I want from the internet, for free, and read them on an e-reader at the precise specifications I desire in lettering size, word spacing and even brightness of the page?

>> No.11511764

>>11511631
>not spraying all your cheap paperbacks with scotchbrite to keep them like new

>> No.11511816

>>11511739
it's 27$ actually
i have in cash, not on credit card haha
hopefully i'll get it during the next month

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>>11511743
paper books look good, smell good, feel good, and when put on a shelf, make you feel more intelligent than you actually are.

>> No.11511828

>>11511820
wtf I hate pepe now

>> No.11511835
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>>11511828
that's groyper, nerd. he's a toad.

>> No.11511837

>expensive
Really anon?

>> No.11511839

>>11511820
You make a convincing argument, unironically.

>> No.11511861

>>11511664
It's very hard to tell. Often if the paper has a rough feel to it, it's made with cheap wood pulp and will not be acid free.

Another indicator that the book isn't acid free is if it is printed in the UK. Very few UK printed books are acid free. By far most acid free books are printed in Germany and USA.

>> No.11511864

>>11511764
spraying with scotchbrite? Isn't that an abrasive pad for scrubbing?

>> No.11511870

>>11511864
My dog's foot is an abrasive pad for scrubbing. Scotchbrite is essential /bookcare starter pack/ merch.

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>>11511864
oops, meant scotch gard. it's a water repellant. probably does nothing on books. but a boy can dream.

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11513542

>ehxpensive

>> No.11513827

>>11511820
basically this

>> No.11513931

>>11511631
lmao who gives a shit

it's fucking PAPER

>> No.11513940

>>11513931
yeah haha what a nerd