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Anonymous Mon Apr 27 04:47:33 2015 No.6462048 [Reply] [Original]

Are leatherbound books with atrocious covers like these the fedora of books?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 04:48:43 2015 No.6462055 >>6462048 pretty fuckin gross i hate most book covers though

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 04:51:23 2015 No.6462059 They are teh X-Box One of Books.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 04:51:24 2015 No.6462060 >what are wordsworth classics

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 04:52:33 2015 No.6462065 >>6462060 They are the Ouya of books

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 04:55:31 2015 No.6462071 >>6462048 There are like 60 in that series. I would say that 5 - 10 look great. Rest are too gaudy

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 04:57:38 2015 No.6462076 File: 1.31 MB, 1700x2338, ivanoh.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6462048 This d-d-dont count right, guys?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 04:58:52 2015 No.6462080 >>6462048 Only if you read them in public

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 05:14:21 2015 No.6462123 File: 244 KB, 800x571, Penguin-Classics-1.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6462076 I think OP is only referring to Barnes & Noble leatherbounds, they have tacky ass covers. Penguin clothbound Classics are really nice.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 05:16:31 2015 No.6462130 >>6462080 I don't think I could look at a bookshelf with those things on them without retching.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 05:31:12 2015 No.6462168 >>6462123 they are pretty gross as well

Anonymous Mon Apr 27 05:34:03 2015 No.6462175

I don't understand why some people are so picky about covers. It's the content of the book that matters and the BN leather bounds have typos and problems with printing. Why not bitch over that? It seems to be much more of a problem in my opinion than the cover.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 05:35:28 2015 No.6462178 >>6462175 because they look disgusting

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 05:41:32 2015 No.6462193 >>6462175 most people on /lit/ don't get far past the cover

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 05:46:26 2015 No.6462205 File: 101 KB, 264x399, mobydick.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6462168 Your opinion is wrong.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 06:02:45 2015 No.6462258 >>6462205 vomit

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 06:04:55 2015 No.6462264 >>6462123 flipping through these i found the binding to be super stiff and annoying

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 06:06:27 2015 No.6462267 >>6462264 can confirm i have the huckleberry finn edition you basically have to tear open the spine to make it somewhat loose also there was a 50+ page introduction that just added unnecessary bulk to it

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 06:07:23 2015 No.6462268 >>6462258 fite me fgt

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 06:15:57 2015 No.6462284 >>6462048 I like the kitsch. >>6462123 These, on the other hand, look like really bad wallpaper.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 06:54:30 2015 No.6462383 >>6462048 well, i think theyre pretty...

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 07:08:57 2015 No.6462437 File: 19 KB, 410x410, muh minimalism.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6462048

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 08:49:20 2015 No.6462773 >>6462048 If you think they look good and you like the content of the book, there is nothing fedora about buying something you like, for your own sake.

Anonymous Mon Apr 27 09:23:16 2015 No.6462866

>>6462267
There was a 50+ page introduction that just added unnecessary bulk to it.

That's Penguin Classics in a nutshell. Granted, some books benefit from some additional piece of context, but every single one has a foreword, biography, analysis, and appendices. I've seen books are are twice the length of the actual work.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 10:08:53 2015 No.6462997 I like the gold pages, fuck you op

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 10:09:24 2015 No.6463000 >>6462866 That's what I love about Penguins and similar editions. I read every word of the front and back matter.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 10:17:24 2015 No.6463012 File: 136 KB, 578x434, the-great-gatsby.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I like Alma Classics the best.

Anonymous Mon Apr 27 11:22:38 2015 No.6463184

>>6462048
There are some that aren't awful. I read Dorian Gray, and have a bunch actually. They're usually anthologies, which makes it easy to read most of their works.

I don't see why it matters unless its a translated work. Its just a fucking book. i'm just trying to read nigger. do you also think ebooks are autistic? I just want to read fucking books so eat shit

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 11:37:40 2015 No.6463229 >>6463184 If you only cared about the contents you wouldn't spend $10 extra for a big gaudy monstrosity. Visit your local thrift store once in a while and stop being a pleb.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 11:41:59 2015 No.6463241 >>6463229 >visit your local thrift store >implying that there aren't only James Patterson/romance novels crowding the shelves. Have you been to a thrift store? People aren't donating the collected works of Oscar Wilde

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 11:50:10 2015 No.6463266 >>6463241 Use Amazon Marketplace or Abebooks or something then.

Anonymous Mon Apr 27 12:09:24 2015 No.6463315

>>6463266
who cares. its just a book. Its not like they're bastardizing a classic(sans translations)

theyre probably meant to be decoration, but they actually do have well collected content if English. I dont need 30000000 books, im just trying to read and if these books have a ton of shit im gonna read, i'll buy it. itll probably last awhile, gaudy or not

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 12:14:39 2015 No.6463333 >THE ONLY LIT-ACCEPTED COVER YOU CAN'T EVEN TELL WHAT THE BOOK IS UNTIL YOU OPEN IT

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 12:18:17 2015 No.6463344 >>6463333 Or is a photo of some clouds with big yellow letters

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 14:12:52 2015 No.6463617 These B&N books have like 4 threads right now on, /lit/. just fucking buy them and enjoy them. who gives a fuck if some anons don't like them. it's your money spend it however you fucking please.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 14:20:11 2015 No.6463637 File: 750 KB, 1920x1080, PIC_0681.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] DOPE ASS COVERS COMING THROUGH BEEP BEEP MOTHER FUCKER

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 14:21:58 2015 No.6463641 File: 273 KB, 320x240, 1428119800927.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6463333 quads confirmed. keep it moving

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 14:22:20 2015 No.6463642 File: 566 KB, 1920x1080, PIC_0663.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6463617 SHUT THE FUCK UP BITCH

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 14:26:18 2015 No.6463649 File: 40 KB, 350x568, Ubik(1stEd).jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6462437 I like these covers pic related is a cooler style tho

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 14:26:50 2015 No.6463651 Absolutely. Mostly because it's pretention via anachronistic posturing. It also looks overdone. Just absolutely stupid looking.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 14:27:21 2015 No.6463653 >>6463637 >>6463642 these are both really boring not cool at all sorry

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 14:31:16 2015 No.6463662 >>6462048 I thought Dorian Gray was a novella, how did they fit it into that big thing

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 14:35:02 2015 No.6463677 File: 736 KB, 1920x1080, PIC_0683.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6463653 FUCK YOU CUNT BITCH

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 14:55:12 2015 No.6463731 File: 1.02 MB, 1520x2688, 1430160860601391244263.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Gaudy or not, this book has all of Shakespeare's writings for $20 dollars. These editions are just really good deals most of the time

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 14:56:53 2015 No.6463739 >>6463731 that's a terrible deal and it probably has terrible formatting and other issues

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 14:58:21 2015 No.6463744 >>6463731 The RSC Shakespeare (paperback) contains his complete works, superior analysis and annotations, doesn't look like shit, and costs £13.59 on Amazon.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 18:24:00 2015 No.6464363 >>6462123 Those would make good patterns for diapers.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 18:32:21 2015 No.6464396 CHOCOLATE BAR WRAPPER COVERS

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 18:34:05 2015 No.6464409 The format and font they use just drives me crazy.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 18:37:05 2015 No.6464416 >>6462123 are we picking out wallpapers or books?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 27 19:55:19 2015 No.6464717 >>6463731 >crucifix Kill yourself.

Anonymous Mon Apr 27 22:08:50 2015 No.6465214

>>6463731
but it's like a reprinting of terrible public domain stuff. you can find a complete shakespeare that's way better in any good used book store for under 20$ that probably has annotations, commentary, a better text, better formatting, and doesn't look like shit

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 28 01:12:00 2015 No.6465937 >>6463344 kek

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 28 01:13:56 2015 No.6465944 >>6463731 looks like a bible

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 28 01:18:27 2015 No.6465949 Say what you want about the cover, but 6 plato dialogues for 5 dollars was a fine deal.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 28 01:21:09 2015 No.6465957 >>6465949 http://www.amazon.com/Plato-Complete-Works/dp/0872203492 Get them all for a decent price.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 28 01:34:47 2015 No.6465984 >>6464717 Irony?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 28 01:40:29 2015 No.6465991 >>6462048 >Literally judging a book by it's cover

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 28 01:56:11 2015 No.6466034 >>6465991 It sounds dumb but if there are multiple versions that are all in the same price range, and all other things are equal, I don't see anything wrong with shopping around for the best cover.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 28 02:18:35 2015 No.6466094 >>6466034 Of course. I just had to go for the stupid pun. Content is most important, but I certainly have as the next qualifier what it will look like in my library.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 28 02:19:31 2015 No.6466100 >>6465991 >it's

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