Do you take the dust jacket off of books when reading them?
As in, do you personally take it off?
I usually do. The new books I got today, the dust jacket makes it impossible to read, it is so slippery.
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No, never. Dust jackets identify the book more easily when I have them on a shelf.
Not until they start to get completely torn and ratty looking.
I do, and then when I put it on the shelf I put the jacket back on.
Nah, they make great bookmarks.
I hate reading with dust jackets on: they’re always riding up and down the book, or the fold moves away, and there’s all of that paper sticking out from behind the book. I take good care of it and put it back on when I’m done with the book. It keeps the book looking new. Unfortunately, I haven’t read a physical book in several years.
@canidmajor Bookmarks are fun – they can be made of so many materials with so many designs!
Yes If they do not belong to me. When reading my own books I generally do not.
Dust jackets from the library are usually taped on, so they just have to be dealt with.
Yes, I put it back on when not reading.
I do not take dust jackets off Library books, just my own. I also do not dog ear pages.
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