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1. I definitely prefer to keep my books looking new! I've never seen or heard of someone who just goes and breaks the spines on their books just for fun! I try my very best to make sure that my books look as if I just got them yesterday, when I've really had them for years. Over time, I know that can't help it if the spine breaks, but I'm not going to do it purposely.
2. Sadly, yes. Once for school, I had to read Among the Hidden by Margaret Haddix. The book must've been very cheaply made (if there is such a thing) because I only picked up the book once before the spine cracked! Fortunately, I wasn't the only one in the classroom,who's spine had broken in the book!
3. I've never bought a used book before, so I can't fully answer this question, but if I were, I probably wouldn't buy the book. If it was the last copy on the planet, probably. I just LOVE brand new books (or used books that look brand new)! :-D
4. This is an extremely hard question! I can imagine someone reading a book over and over again just because they love it, and the spine will eventually break, they just can't help it. However, I can also imagine someone not caring about their books, and bending and twisting it as they please. Mostly, I think that the book was well loved (unless it was cheaply made)
5. I've been going crazy with this lately! Whenever I'm buying a book online, I immediately want the hardback copy, since they're usually cheaper Books-a-million (and I have a membership!) Hardbacks always look nice on my shelf, and I love how they last longer, since they're more sturdier. However, whenever I go to the actual store to buy a book, everything changes. If I see a book that I wanted, but it's in paperback, I'll pick it up in a heartbeat, even though it's not hardback. I prefer hardbacks, but I also love paperbacks! Don't try to give me an e-book, though. NEVER will I ever buy an e-book!
I also copied and pasted my answers to this tag from my blog: http://readandreviewandrepeat.blogspo...1. I like having my books stay looking new and fresh. It looks a lot better on the bookshelf and I hate breaking the spine because I feel like I just damaged it and wasted my money.
2. Yes. :/ Sometimes I get so engrossed in a book and don't want to put it down so I start stretching it and folding it and when I finish the book I look down and see that I broke the spine. Very upsetting.
3. I usually buy new books from the bookstore. If I was at a thrift store or used book store and saw a book for sale with a broken spine I personally wouldn't buy it. I feel like it is a waste of money to buy something that is damaged.
4. I see what people are saying when they say that. But the way I love my books is to keep them in tip top shape. That is just how I am but I can see where the people who say that are coming from.
5. Because the spines on hardback books can't visibly break, do you prefer buying hardback books over paperback books?
I much rather like hardcover books much better but I will not always buy them. There are some downsides to hardcovers:
Very expensive
Heavy
Bigger than a paperback
But I would always buy hardcovers if I could because I hate those broken spines!
http://bookishbooktalk.blogspot.ba/20...I posted my answers here so check it out if you want :D
1.No, I don't break spines intentionally nor on purpose because I prefer my books to look as pretty as possible.
2.Yes, and sometimes there is no avoiding it. Some books can't be read without breaking their spines.
3.Well, it bothers me a little bit but a book is a book regardless of its condition. However, I try to avoid buying the book with the broken spine if there are other intact copies available.
4. Yes, I agree. It may bother me when my books are damaged but I don't mind seeing people reading books with broken spines. It only shows that they really like the book and have reread it multiple times
5.Where I live there is not many hardback editions of books and if there is, they are very expensive. So no, I don't buy hardbacks. Although one day when I am rich, I will... xD
Questions
1. Do you break the spines? Or do you prefer to keep your books looking new?
2. For those who don't like broken spines, have you ever accidentally broken one?
3. If you are buying a used book, and the spine is broken, how do you feel about it?
4. Do you agree or disagree with the opinion some people have on broken spines meaning that a book is well loved?
5. Because the spines on hardback books can't visibly break, do you prefer buying hardback books over paperback books?