Paper sleeves on hardback books

[Vrothdar]

Does anybody else find the paper sleeves on hardback books really annoying? I always end up throwing them away cause they irritate the hell out of me.

Just had to get that off my chest, having a bit of writers block trying to write in a card and all I can think about is how annoying paper sleeves are

 

[westernforce]

I hear you mate. My wife can't understand my annoyance with the darn irritating things.

They annoy the crap out of me

 

[Splitlink]

Most of my books have the paper sleeves. I use the part that tucks under the hard cover as a book mark.

Aay !!!! If only all my problems were like that!

 

[Vrothdar]

That's the only reason I can come up with for the things to exist. When I tried it I didn't find them to be particularly reliable so I just dog ear the pages.

 

[Splitlink]

That's the only reason I can come up with for the things to exist. When I tried it I didn't find them to be particularly reliable so I just dog ear the pages.

Sacrilege, Sir!

 

[Vrothdar]

Well I've lost book marks but never lost a dog eared page

 

[0007]

Does anybody else find the paper sleeves on hardback books really annoying? I always end up throwing them away cause they irritate the hell out of me.

Just had to get that off my chest, having a bit of writers block trying to write in a card and all I can think about is how annoying paper sleeves are

I agree they are annoying - especially when in use they become tatty. However, when you have a considerable number of books it does make it a bit easier to pick out the one you want from the shelves.

What i do is to remove the dust jacket while I'm reading the book - makes the book easier to handle and preserves the jacket. It's aslo an alternative way of telling how many books you have on the go - just look at the pile of wrappers!

My pet hate is the amount of money the publishers spend on fancy dust jackets while using the most appalling quality of paper inside. This is a particular trait of British non-academic publishers. Our American friends can teach us a lot in this respect since the physical quality of their books is outstanding.

It just amazes me that in UK people will pay £25 for a book that has blotting paper pages (you may not know what that is if you've never used old fashioned pen & ink) and goes yellow within 12 months. Recently I ordered a book from the USA online (PM King Trading actually - a financial site worth a visit PMKing Trading LLC) which was printed to order and received within a few days. All at a very good price compared to UK publishers who are still in the stone age when it comes to customer service.

 

[Vrothdar]

I agree they are annoying - especially when in use they become tatty. However, when you have a considerable number of books it does make it a bit easier to pick out the one you want from the shelves.

That's very true. Perhaps I should get into your habbit of putting them in a pile somewhere while I'm reading the book rather than just binning them.