To contact my books or to not contact my books (1 Viewer)

[CecilyMare]

that is the question


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[CecilyMare]

because of spinal issues..

and also

sometimes i stuff my contacting up.





is it possible to get a library to pro-contact books for you

 

[Omie Jay]

our books are contacted

 

[CecilyMare]

my books are like really expensive 10$-$30 each so like..

you should know how i feel about such books

 

[pman]

I don't bother....I get hardcover where I can though so contacting them is difficult

 

[madsam]

Depends, how long do you expect the books to last? For me, i was generally going through a book a term/semester for each subject, before any real damage could happen to the book

 

[pman]

Depends, how long do you expect the books to last? For me, i was generally going through a book a term/semester for each subject, before any real damage could happen to the book

I don't think she's talking about text books!

 

[Absolutezero]

I wouldn't bother. Books are usually replaceable if they get ruined by time and wear. If it can't be replaced, then contacting it probably isn't the best thing to do to it anyway.

 

[awaitingtrain]

because of spinal issues..

and also

sometimes i stuff my contacting up.





is it possible to get a library to pro-contact books for you

I'm sorry to ask a silly question, BUT. Are we talking about Text books with typed exercises and theory and stuff which you buy as a study guide. Or Work books, as in the ones you write in and glue sheets in and stuff?

I always contact my work books because I love covering them in cool pictures and quotes and stuff. And it saves my chemistry book from a prolonged death by chemical saturation

 

[Absolutezero]

To cover or not; what I've done:
Real Books: No
Text Books: No
Uni Workbooks: No, they change every 6 months anyway
School Workbooks: Yes, because they need to last longer

 

[CecilyMare]

OMG this is the reading section guys not the school section..

Well of course a bit out of the ordinary but i mean reading books, novels etc

 

[terminator69]

that is the question


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It is preferable as it does provide quite a bit of protection but it does have a few cons:

-cost of buying contact.
-learning how to apply contact.
-time consuming.
-risk of screwing up and damaging the book.

 

[awaitingtrain]

OH. No! Why would you do that? Do you honestly beat your books around that much?. Contact doesn't protect novels from the kind of damage they are at risk from: spine bending, creasing, silverfish, brittlebook etc...

Library's do it because their books pass through the hands of many many people most of whom don't care about the book. If I buy a book I tend to find I'm a lot more careful with it.

Besides, the entire charm of a paperback is that slightly ruffled and worn look of a well read favourite. Why change that?

PS. I'm a bit of a book lover.

 

[Strawbaby]

There is a certain charm to a dog-eared book. I just leave mine to be beaten up.
In most cases they're just the medium by which you take in what is written inside.

 

[CecilyMare]

Besides, the entire charm of a paperback is that slightly ruffled and worn look of a well read favourite. Why change that?

PS. I'm a bit of a book lover.

You guys are so right. I've been even NOT READING my books because I don't want to destroy them.