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Discarded delights: The joy of ex-library books (2021)

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95 points MrVandemar | 2 comments | 20 Nov 24 09:58 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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sofayam ◴[20 Nov 24 11:37 UTC] No.42192915[source]▶
If you are going to collect books as physical objects, rather than their much more convenient digital versions, then it strikes me you should actually find the signs of previous interactions with that object (library stamps, marks from other readers etc) make them more interesting than pristine copies that no one has read.
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iamacyborg ◴[20 Nov 24 11:45 UTC] No.42192968[source]▶
That runs very much counter to how collectors actually collect books currently. The more pristine the book, the better, aside from particularly rare or valuable inscriptions.
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1. emptiestplace ◴[20 Nov 24 11:57 UTC] No.42193056[source]▶
Are you actually a bot? I'm struggling to imagine a literate human who does not know this.
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2. iamacyborg ◴[20 Nov 24 13:42 UTC] No.42193867[source]▶
My name clearly states I am NOT a cyborg.