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Chopping up books when they're physically too big

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Re: Chopping up books when they're physically too big

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Post by ThrowawayR2 »

ex-aws-dude wrote: post #27
spudlyo wrote: post #20

This seems like a lot of work for not a huge payoff. I get that the feel and experience of a physical book has a certain nostalgia, but for me, I'd just leave the big monster on the shelf and grab an epub from Anna's Archive. You have already ensured the author and publisher get paid, you might as well read on an e-reader, which is in my opinion superior in nearly every way to a physical book. Ebooks sync across devi…

Nah there's a lot of reasons to prefer physical * You own it forever * Nothing to charge * Don't have yet another screen to stare at * Its the definitive way to collect books (similar in the sense of vinyl for music) * Going to used bookstores is awesome * Seeing your whole collection physically is awesome and can be a conversation starter * Graphic novels/comics are still better physical

> "Seeing your whole collection physically is awesome"

Not after what the submitter did.

Re: Chopping up books when they're physically too big

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Post by spudlyo »

stronglikedan wrote: post #26
spudlyo wrote: post #20

This seems like a lot of work for not a huge payoff. I get that the feel and experience of a physical book has a certain nostalgia, but for me, I'd just leave the big monster on the shelf and grab an epub from Anna's Archive. You have already ensured the author and publisher get paid, you might as well read on an e-reader, which is in my opinion superior in nearly every way to a physical book. Ebooks sync across devi…

The problem with ebooks is that you cannot be 100% certain that you're reading the original text. That can only be preserved in physical copies. That's why the destructive book scanning for AI is such a tragedy. There's already plenty of examples of original texts being surreptitiously revised, and it happens with videos too.

That's not a problem with Ebooks writ large -- a zip file of a bunch of HTML documents aren't likely to randomly change on you. It's a problem of some evil vendor's "ebook ecosystem", where one day your copy of 1984 could vanish from your library. Most of the ebooks I've been reading lately are all public domain classics from Standard Ebooks.

Re: Chopping up books when they're physically too big

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Post by GarnetFloride »

I like physical copies as they can't be remotely deleted, altered, or slapped full of ads.

I do enjoy a very limited number of hardcovers from my most favorite stories from my favorite authors. Great for curling up in bed with.

Paperback is fine, even in the trade paperback sizes now. Though some authors like Brandon Sanderson don't make novels but bookzillas, and I've thought more than once of getting used copies to split for easier carrying.

Re: Chopping up books when they're physically too big

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Post by layer8 »

moffkalast wrote: post #59
QuantumNomad_ wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> mess with bookmarks I’ve have had enough bookmarks fall out of the book that I have changed my strategy. Instead of using a bookmark I take a photo of the last page I was reading before closing the book. I then add the photo to favourites so it’s easier to find. And then later when I continue to read, I check in my camera roll to see what page I was on. With the current book I am reading I also like to end on the e…

Well that's certainly the most ridiculous way of keeping track I've ever heard of :D Not only do you always have to scroll through the pages to find the right one, you also have to mess with your phone a bit first.

I would assume that the photo includes the page number.

Re: Chopping up books when they're physically too big

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Post by hamdingers »

Isamu wrote: post #80
hamdingers wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or Disney releasing a movie called "Frozen" so that web searches for "Disney Frozen" stopped returning macabre rumors about Walt Disney's possible posthumous cryogenic preservation.

Ah, so that’s why they released one of their most successful blockbusters, it was all an elaborate plot to bury the well known and long debunked story of the frozen Walt Disney.

Well it wouldn't have been as effective as a box office bomb.

Re: Chopping up books when they're physically too big

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Post by actionfromafar »

bithammerthunde wrote: post #64

Are AI companies trying to poison the search index? Like Boris Johnson did when he had fun times with a model on the campaign bus, then did a bizarre interview when he claimed he made model buses! https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jun/26/mesmerising...

I remember telling people about it back then and it sounded crazy even to me. Yet..

Re: Chopping up books when they're physically too big

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Post by skyberrys »

omoikane wrote: post #28

I wonder why the publishers insist on selling thick books like that. The books I read tend to come in multiple volumes, and it's not like I would finish it all at once so I just need to carry at most one or two volumes.

When I was a broke college student I would buy thicker books to get best value.

Re: Chopping up books when they're physically too big

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Post by ProllyInfamous »

Isamu wrote: post #80
hamdingers wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or Disney releasing a movie called "Frozen" so that web searches for "Disney Frozen" stopped returning macabre rumors about Walt Disney's possible posthumous cryogenic preservation.

Ah, so that’s why they released one of their most successful blockbusters, it was all an elaborate plot to bury the well known and long debunked story of the frozen Walt Disney.

Wait until you learn about the namesake for "Dubai chocolate" [NSFW]

Re: Chopping up books when they're physically too big

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Post by dylan604 »

Isamu wrote: post #80
hamdingers wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or Disney releasing a movie called "Frozen" so that web searches for "Disney Frozen" stopped returning macabre rumors about Walt Disney's possible posthumous cryogenic preservation.

Ah, so that’s why they released one of their most successful blockbusters, it was all an elaborate plot to bury the well known and long debunked story of the frozen Walt Disney.

There are many many much more crazier ideas floating around. This one, even if made up, is funny and not harmful to anything. I'll allow it.
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