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20365932 No.20365932 [Reply] [Original]

Is not caring about book aesthetics the ultimate reddit-pill? akin to telling a balding man to "just shave it all off"? Why do we not care about aesthetics and craft anymore and shame the people who do? Honestly, if you only care about the content of the book why don't you just go and read pdfs and ebooks? Has utilitarianism and pragmatism made us all forget about art and soul? Seriously, it didn't always used to be like this...

>> No.20365940

>>20365932
but I do only read epubs and pdfs

>> No.20366240

>>20365940
Hey, at least you're consistent...

>> No.20366274

>>20365932
what's wrong with telling a balding man to "just shave it all off"?

>> No.20366287

I don't have enough money to care much. I buy everything used but I do try to make sure the books I buy aren't beat to shit.

>> No.20367356

>>20365932
Most people care about the aesthetics of the book, they will always choose the edition with the shiny well designed cover.

>> No.20367383

>>20367356
that's the only the most shallow of aesthetic choices, more important is binding, paper and print quality, and format

>> No.20367411

>>20365940
Me too but because I'm a poorfag, not because I'm above aesthetics

>> No.20367435

>>20365932
>if you only care about the content of the book why don't you just go and read pdfs and ebooks?
I do, and im tired of pretending im not...

>> No.20367852

>>20365932
Content and presentation are of equal importance.

>> No.20368081

>>20366287
>>20367411
Poorfags get a pass obviously. Although, there are places to get good-looking (if often extremely old) books for cheap.

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20368182

>>20365932
One can appreciate both the formatting and content of a book simultaneously, believe it or not

>> No.20368274

>>20368182
If the point of this thread hasn't made it painfully obvious to you yet: you are preaching to the choir.

>> No.20368312

>>20366287
>I buy everything used but I do try to make sure the books I buy aren't beat to shit.
Same here. I'm addicted to purchasing used books at Goodwill thrift stores. I never get anything in fair / poor condition unless it's a very rare find. Everything else is very good / great. Thanks to Goodwill's color-coded sticker system, amazingly, all of my books are always half-priced.

>> No.20368682

>>20368182
>no indents for lines overrunning their line
>justifying those lines
ew

>> No.20368720

The only time I care about my books' aesthetic, is when I'm not reading them and only putting them on a shelf.
If I'm going to bend the cover to better read the pages, underline paragraphs I'm studying and bringing it along with me, I could care less about it being a paperback.

>> No.20369219

>>20368182
Have the English poetic text after the first line of each stanza hanging and I'd say this would be perfect diglot formatting for any bilingual work.