tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post7196347588152085137..comments2023-10-30T20:33:13.380+10:30Comments on the paper drunkards: On sharingthe paper drunkardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14282542514339651070noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-91191657469420265462007-10-24T19:44:00.000+09:302007-10-24T19:44:00.000+09:30Well I know, some folk sneer at anything secondhan...Well I know, some folk sneer at anything secondhand, just on principle -and nice upbringing, others aren't bothered at all, too practical. All my clothing is secondhand, I never give it a thought. And a rummage through old books turns up things like 'Stuck', by Michele Turner, long out of print, and superior to new book rubbish. Don't be put off anything by grubbiness, or smell; hygiene is a con: a false god.R.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04639593801088008224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-46908388668777570842007-10-24T16:35:00.000+09:302007-10-24T16:35:00.000+09:30Not with bacon or dead moths in them, they're not,...Not with bacon or dead moths in them, they're not, RH.redcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916750858980883634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-48844308497478788662007-10-24T13:54:00.000+09:302007-10-24T13:54:00.000+09:30Well I'm astonished, that you people are so squeam...Well I'm astonished, that you people are so squeamish about secondhand things. It's a wonder you can ever leave your homes, or be in the same room with another human being. So how do you ever eat a meal prepared by a chef with bare hands? <BR/><BR/>Try not to think about it, but everything you have -yourself included- was touched by someone else. <BR/><BR/>Secondhand books are a joy.R.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04639593801088008224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-29823461495484877872007-10-22T10:44:00.000+09:302007-10-22T10:44:00.000+09:30I used to buy all of my books new...and then I mov...I used to buy all of my books new...and then I moved Down Under, where a book that cost $10 back home cost $40 here. I've now searched out all ways possible to get free and cheap books (bookcrossing, the library at work, the shelf at the hostel, etc). My trip to the local Dymock's this weekend saw me just browsing and making notes of what to look at on amazon.com once I got home. I just purchased my 1st new book in about 8 months, and am so excited for it to arrive.Suzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07719521236404333324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-56696299441484455652007-10-10T22:51:00.000+09:302007-10-10T22:51:00.000+09:30Howabout opening a "pre-love"/secondhand book and ...Howabout opening a "pre-love"/secondhand book and finding a stranger's hair? That's a little bit too much pre-lovin' for me.<BR/>Brand new for me please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-72465689715139492122007-10-02T12:06:00.000+09:302007-10-02T12:06:00.000+09:30Have to agree with you, Redcap. It's never nice to...Have to agree with you, Redcap. It's never nice to get a second-hand book and realise that on page 278, someone's left a coffee stain/biscuit crumbs/long strands of hair (ick). And the New Book Smell just isn't there either - which, if you ask me, is one of the best things about buying new novels. :)Girl Mondayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03518405978362963424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-29328635423353124422007-09-26T20:17:00.000+09:302007-09-26T20:17:00.000+09:30Heh - I'm glad that some of you are as anal about ...Heh - I'm glad that some of you are as anal about books as I am! And that the rest of you haven't judged my freakishness :)redcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916750858980883634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-63604637074399915022007-09-26T18:32:00.000+09:302007-09-26T18:32:00.000+09:30I love you! I have the same views on books. The on...I love you! I have the same views on books. The only books that are damaged in my collection (and I don't use that term lightly) are first editions. I hate buying book son ebay. Unless they specify 'as new' or 'never been read,' I don't buy them.<BR/><BR/>All of my books that are in a series have to have the same cover type. I recently had issues with a bookseller that sent me the wrong cover from what was advertised on the internet. I now have half a series and am looking on ebay for the remaining books.<BR/><BR/>I don't lend out books. For that matter, when my mum came up and helped me move, I refused to let her even touch the books. She's a smoker.phishezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03328265950758191175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-88360796057145565572007-09-25T14:45:00.000+09:302007-09-25T14:45:00.000+09:30I went through a stage of ONLY reading 2nd hand bo...I went through a stage of ONLY reading 2nd hand books, but then I realised the niggling smell in my room wasn't a lack of ventilation but shock! horror! my books...<BR/><BR/>But I'm quite happy to read other people's book. I'm more of a snob about topic and author than the way the paper has ben treated!actonbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06696161814357020525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-72053755844857622502007-09-25T01:40:00.000+09:302007-09-25T01:40:00.000+09:30Generally I hate second hand books. Well I say tha...Generally I hate second hand books. Well I say that, but if they are in good nick, I am a forgiving Mistress. For example, my favourite book (as an object) is a second hand, paperback omnibus of the first three Adrian Mole Diaries that I bought at age 16, about 5 weeks after I left the parental nest. <BR/>I prefer my books new, but I'll take in a deserving stray (or five) secondhand sepcimens. I actually enjoy reading reading the notes, scribbled, in the margins. <BR/>So I guess I don't hate second-hand books now, do I?Naihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09119488027045179123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-58104276984416428382007-09-24T10:47:00.000+09:302007-09-24T10:47:00.000+09:30I've found a new way to avoid dog-earing - if I le...I've found a new way to avoid dog-earing - if I leave my books on my bed head, they open to a 90 degree angle, which is not quite enough to break the spine and also saves me dog-earing them.<BR/><BR/>Then all I have to do is convince the flailing boys in my household not to knock them down, and I'm set.gigglewickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15920541341649189801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-1970255398668736872007-09-23T09:49:00.000+09:302007-09-23T09:49:00.000+09:30I love second-hand books! Food stains would put me...I love second-hand books! Food stains would put me off, though ...Arielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570339715916432947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-64033485340127075912007-09-23T09:48:00.000+09:302007-09-23T09:48:00.000+09:30I like to keep my books neat, but I'm less of a fe...I like to keep my books neat, but I'm less of a fetishist than I used to be - now The Husband is the book fetishist in the family. He'll see one of my books face down, pages askew, and cry 'WHY are you doing that to your BOOK?' (It only breaks the spine a little! And I don't do it OFTEN!) <BR/><BR/>I used to keep books in mint condition, so they didn't even look read, and carry them around in my bags in a paper bag so they wouldn't get damaged. I still pack them with balls of scrunched-up newspaper as packing when I move, so as not to damage them. I also used to work in a bookshop and borrow books, which I didn't have to actually buy if I could return them looking unread. The habit stayed with me.Arielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570339715916432947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-8944890409309733062007-09-22T22:18:00.000+09:302007-09-22T22:18:00.000+09:30blakkat, for me, it's enough that writer and his o...blakkat, for me, it's enough that writer and his or her thoughts have have a history. The actual paper doesn't need one, especially if 'history' involves coffee spills or grease spots. It's not that I demand a shiny, new cover. Really! It's just that, ag, other people tend to be such <I>dirty bastards</I>!<BR/><BR/>lonie, dog-earing is akin to Farenheit 451, as far as I'm concerened! I'll deal with marginalia, but folding, tearing, shredding or other means of destructino, NO. As the Cheezburger people say, Do not want!<BR/><BR/>Though, as I've said before, that does only go for worthy writings. I shredded my copy of House of Hilton with absolutely no compunction. The writer should have been ashamed to produce such tosh. And such ungrammatical tosh, at that!redcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916750858980883634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-60624543551522894662007-09-22T20:17:00.000+09:302007-09-22T20:17:00.000+09:30Ooh, I agree. My family seems to have this bourgeo...Ooh, I agree. My family seems to have this bourgeois preference for our own, new copies of books. Which is all very well if one can afford them, but my carefree days of disposable income are long over, so I'm putting off the library (which I don't mind except it's damn difficult to get what you actually want there) by re-reading, right now.<BR/><BR/>Even when I was 5, I was horrified by my teacher's habit of dog-earing pages instead of using a bookmark. *Shudder*Lonie Polonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388703611487708801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-35291010616983437072007-09-22T18:00:00.000+09:302007-09-22T18:00:00.000+09:30Wow Chesty & Redcap that's some phobia you've both...Wow Chesty & Redcap that's some phobia you've both got going on there! Although understandable to a degree.<BR/><BR/>Now as much I as like the appearance of a brand new book with its smooth, shiny cover, I would never pass up a secondhand bargain from my local exchange. Especially if it's a book I've been wanting for a while. But while I can do secondhand books, I can't do secondhand clothes. I tend to give op shops a wide berth for this reason. Guess it's the same phobia, but my glee at grabbing a literary bargain outweighs the appearance of the book for me (I just don't think about where it might have been). I especially like 2nd hand books that have an inscription - I don't know, I just like knowing that the book had a history before it came into my possession.Melanie Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388416934911587063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-18455690781247314762007-09-22T16:24:00.000+09:302007-09-22T16:24:00.000+09:30Wow, chesty! Where did that neurosis come from? Di...Wow, chesty! Where did that neurosis come from? Did someone borrow one of your books, drop it in the loo, return it and only tell you three weeks later? I guess it boils down to neither of us playing well with others ;)redcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916750858980883634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-51031000386643496642007-09-22T08:32:00.000+09:302007-09-22T08:32:00.000+09:30Also, yes, that includes not reading my boyfriend ...Also, yes, that includes not reading my boyfriend of four years books and not reading books of my OWN that other people read before me - my MIL will randomly pick up books from my to-read pile when she's visiting and start reading them and once she's read them, I just can't. <BR/><BR/>Sick. I know.MissEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11721181538007992050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-37089782553652269502007-09-22T08:29:00.000+09:302007-09-22T08:29:00.000+09:30Oh I'm so never borrowing one of your books.Firsty...Oh I'm so never borrowing one of your books.<BR/><BR/>Firsty because I dog ear (I tried bookmarks, I'd always close the book without moving them into place, or else they'd fall out in my bag) and crack spines (How else are you meant to make a thick book open properly? I used to try to crack the spine at intervals when I was younger). <BR/><BR/>Secondly because I don't borrow books. I've posted about this somewhere I can't be bothered finding but my OCD is basically that I don't like reading books other people have read. <BR/><BR/>Second-hand books. Library books. Other people's books. I'll try - I'll borrow them and put them on my pile and then return them unread a few weeks later. I like old books and old editions of books I've read, but I won't <I> read </I> them - I'll read a nice new edition and just keep the old copy because it looks nice. <BR/><BR/>And when I'm poor and I can't afford to buy new books, I re-read my old ones rather than go second-hand/library/borrowed. It's wrong, I know.<BR/><BR/>So, yeah, I totally get where you're coming from.MissEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11721181538007992050noreply@blogger.com