In our class, we have a classmate that have a lot of books. And she's the person we go to borrow her books since majority of the class can't spend much on books like that and/or has strict parents and/or has no space to keep books safe from damage. She'd let us borrow the books as long as we don't lose it or damage it. The damage part however, extends to the spine. We also aren't allowed to fold the pages, even slightly for bookmarking. Anyways, we accepted those terms since they are reasonable. This led to us reading the book with opening it as small as we could. It's not a problem for us. We also don't like creasing the spine and she's actually one of the best person in class
Sheâs lucky lol people used to steal my books whenever I let them borrow them, I was quite naive and kids would borrow the book that came next in the series I was reading to keep me from finishing as a form of bullying Annoying but didnât get to me lol Anyway Iâm happy you guys can do that without stealing, I appreciate that and Iâm sure your friend does too
lol at that point the anxiety of borrowing outweighs reading the book. Thatâs when I go to the library. I totally get why people are picky about the way people treat their borrowed books but I donât want to be responsible for it not looking pristine again. đ
I don't know why but she sounds just like međ..I am also the librarian for my whole class and whenever anyone want any type of book they come straight to me. And I also have same rules! đâđŒ Maybe we are sameđđ€Ł
Aaah, a classmate who respects her books and expects others to do the same. I loaned a paperback to a âfriendâ and when she returned it four years later, the pages were rolled and it looked like sheâd eaten a greasy cheeseburger over it. It went in the trash.
I like cracked spines more. shows the amount of passion someone read that book w bc they care a lot about the content of the book rather than its looks. yk like the old saying "don't judge a book by its cover" EDIT: I never meant to offend anyone who does this. just my personal stance, I totally tolerate it if people put so much effort into keeping the spines non-cracked.
@@silverstreak6812 that is possible but most of the time that doesn't happen. I'm a huge bookworm and the type that will just reread the "comfort books" on my shelves and so far not a single page fell out and all my soft cover spines are decently cracked and have been used various times. so ig this is a more exceptional case
@@melody-cn3wk that's your preference and I respect that. tho I personally think that books aren't decoration, they are tools, and therefore should be treated as such. but that's just my opinion :3
@@qaisarahmohdzahir3229 I stupidly spoiled myself the end of the sixth Harry Potter book. When it came out, I was surprised because it looked to be thinner than the previous one, when every single one had been bigger than the previous one. So, I opened it to the last page to check the page number, confirmed it was shorter than the fifth, and as I was closing it, my eyes moved across the other page and accidentally caught the worst two words I could have read: "Dumbledore's death." It totally colored my reading of the book to know he would be dead by the end. I've been furious with myself for not just googling it instead ever since.
Lol, I love reading the first and the last couple of pages when deciding on a whether or not to read a book. 1. Judge the cover 2. Judge the title 3. Read the first and last few pages. 4. Does the author already have good credit? Ignore all things get book. Lol
I actually really like the feeling of a creased spine and used pages, it kind of makes me feel nice. Like a homey feel to it, like that it's an old book and is showing its marks. Fresh books are cool too but kind of feel like I to be delicate with them but the used ones feel like I can be a bit more comfortable. I might be the only one but oh well.
I don't mind buying used books, I treat them well. I don't thrash them around. Like normal shelf wear I like, it shows it was read. But folded pages kills me.
I definitely get what you mean, I like both. I do wince when I notice that Iâve cracked the spine of a book, but once Iâve finished rye book it feels read and Iâm not really upset about it anymore. And I do buy a lot of secondhand books and you canât really be picky there; again I donât mind if the spines are already cracked.
I was taught to do this back in grade school. It is better to do this for the book because it wonât break the binding so fast so therefore it will last longer. So you can read it over and over again.
Mhm! I wasnât taught this though, but after rereading one of my favorite books, the binding wore out and pages would start to break off and fall out.
I'm sure it'll last longer than cracking the spine, but I'd be willing to bet doing neither would last the longest. I swear people in these comments like "I like my cracked spines, it gives them character" can't be trusted with softbacks.
@@DarkRaen666 I have plenty of paperbacks that I unintentionally cracked the spines of, hasn't damaged my books at all in nearly 13-18 years. Even my secondhand books are fine. So yes, they can be trusted.
I love cracked spines, folded pages, highlighted or underlined phrases, dedications on the begining, words on the sides of the pages, names of the people who the book belonged to or the people who, at some point, revived the book. It shows that you, or another person, read the book, loved it so much you HAD to highlight some bits, it shows that you lived te book, it shows how other people lived the book before you. If you keep the book in perfect condition since you buy it, it looks new, unread, it doesn't show any stories ! For example, i usually revive books from my english teacher, some have words marked and the meaning on the side from some other students, one has a prayer on the begining, it just shows how other people lived through the book. Or once, i picked-up some books from the streets, they were all very destroyed, from the outside, the inside was perfect, but it shows me what the book itself went through. Idk, this is just how I like my books :)!
okay,this made me feel better about puting a book in my big hoodies pocket, i was scared to "ruine" my books, and there is one that I want to add some highlights
I've flexed my books for years, and it helps a lot. Hold the book with your dominant hand around the spine and other hand around the pages, and flex it into a crescent shape, putting most of the force right at the corner where the cover bends to form the spine. Make sure to provide plenty of support, hold for a few seconds and curve the other way to repeat. Do it a couple of times, and it works the pages without breaking the glue.
My favorite part of reading actual paper books is cracking the spine, and running my fingers along the lines that remain. One of the main reasons reading books is special to me is that they have that unique feeling when you âbreak it inâ. If Iâm going to buy a book, Iâm going to use it, and I donât intend on sharing. If I wanted perfectly neat books I would just read them digitally.
Nah I like taking care of my books cus I like having them look nice. And digital reading is nowhere near the same as having a physical copy and reading
I avoid cracked spines as much as I can to increase the book's lifespan. Nothing worse than having to tape the book back together knowing that the pages are going to fall out pretty soon after. đ
This is exactly why I always preferred hardcover books, they were more durable and kept their spine together. But it was also an inconvenience because hardcover is usually more expensive and when Iâm ordering lots of books (like thereâs a series or continuation) those extra dollars really add up. I think next time I will consider using this hack and just get paperbacks.
@@fatpotato317 I mean kind of tedious depending on how big it is. Maybe takes less than 5 minutes total though. I miss the hardcovers with a flat spine.
Personally I think cracks have a certain aesthetic to them that I love, (though more often than not I buy hard covers) although I can understand why some people hate them, I have a friend who absolutely detests cracks and usually colors over them or something like that and needless to say she loves this hack!
@@WolfPounce170 Many people weren't made to read that often when they were young, weren't encouraged to consistently, or had struggles that were never properly addressed that makes it difficult. These are several of the more common reason why people don't read books, but there's also the prevalence of smart phones and watching video media, which has also caused a rapid decline in the number of people who read books consistently. I was lucky enough that I picked up on reading rather easily and naturally picked the habit up young. The biggest reasons were that my mom always kept novels around that she read and I would get in to them, that I loved learning about things I was interested in and books were where to get that knowledge back then, and video games. I wanted to be able to understand and know everything about the video games I played and many of them required a lot of reading (I played JRPGs and Action Adventure RPGs, so think FF7, Golden Sun, and The Legend of Zelda). A good portion of my aptitude for reading comes directly from video games. It was constant practice.
@@melody-cn3wk nope I do that as well! I read the last sentence and sometimes I read the last paragraph too... lol makes me cry when I do finish the book bc I finally get the ending.
This is literally called "breaking in a book" and it's something we took for granted before the internet because used University text books are partly paid by the condition of the covers
pls why is everyone in the comments like "I'm a ReAL bOoKwOrM, and i loveee cracked spines, and folded pages and pen marks all over the book, it shows the book is " loved" by a passionate reader" no it doesn't tf đđ books over time get the classic look on their own, yellow pages etc, and after u read them a couple of times,,, doesn't mean u have to make ur book look 50 yrs old after your very first read for the AeStHeTiC
@@KingOfHarlots86 nuuu don't be conscious đ this comment was only meant for people who have a weird superiority complex about their reading habits ajsskdhsks
@@Rannos22 no it doesn't lol. just because someone prefers to keep their books in mint condition doesn't mean they're doing it for Instagram?? this is the superiority complex i was talking about đ
Oh, god, the Harry Potter books bring back memories of my own. I exactly had those versions, my friend borrowed two of them and up until now he hasn't still returned it. It's "his", he said.
Basically you are opening the book close to where the page leaf's are at. if you look at most books you will see that they are folded sheets about every 20 pages. these are bound together in groups to complete the book. this is why you will occasionally have a blank pages in a book. these are used to complete the bindings.
"Take a sniff, cuz ya gotta" I love huffing some new book smell, for some reason growing up new 'school books' you write your work in smelt just like butter? đ
I donât understand how people even manage to crack spines if they arenât doing it on purpose. Iâve read several books in my days, but Iâve never once cracked a spine before.
Ohhh my gosh this is actually so helpful,,,, I got a full paperback HP set for christmas but I've barely touched it just because I'm so afraid of messing up the spines.
@@shauntoler9216 I enjoy the Harry Potter series, but I do not support J.K. Rowling. I also did not ask for the books for Christmas, nor did I buy them myself. I believe trans people are valid and cool :)
I know everyone is saying they like cracked spines but I like keeping stuff nice and as close to new. Especially if I really like the thing, like a favourite book or series. Sooooo. Yeah longevity team
All my books are in perfect condition because I never open them hard when I read them and I always use a book mark. I stopped lending them to people because they tend to lay books on their belly or even worse, put something on top of them when they lay open. Never again.
My dad owned a lot of books, he would read any book he could get his hands on when he was younger (this includes the Bible and a few encyclopaedias - he's not religious). He taught me as soon as I could read, that you hold the spine in your hands while you read, so that you never crease it. The only creased spines in my household are on the books that were bought second-hand
Me who reads the pages half closed because I'm afraid to ruin the beautiful spine: Imma try this with an un-important book first to "practice" đđ
I've been doing this technique for years :D the spine curves, but does not get a crease. the only books I have that are creased are thrifted books. Thank you for sharing it!
@@echoptic775 I just like to take care of the items I spend my hard earned money on. I donât think thereâs anything wrong with that. This whole book gatekeeping thing about how a book needs to be bent and creased to show how much love and enjoyment you got out of it is such BS. Let people read however they want, and donât judge people if they want to keep their books neat and clean.
Storytime: This reminded of my literature teacher. She had this rule that if you hadnât read the book she assigned then you would fail and one of the method she could tell if you havenât read the book is if she picks up the book the way this girl did in the vid and it doesnât look like that in the vid. So before class a bunch of people were just trying to flatten the pages as fast as they could so it would look like that. It was hilarious to see that
Okay, no offence but you're greener is a bit of, but maybe english isn't you're first language or your young, so I'm not suite if I've got this 100% right, but shouldn't the teacher be looking for a cracked spine, therefore the opposite of this
@@kurtsudheim825 you're criticizing their grammar, when you mistyped 'offense' 'grammar', and 'sure' and used your/you're wrong all 3 times? Damn dude, that's embarrassing
@@Starlaite I didn't mis type, my phone did, I use an old phone to watch yt, it has a different keyboard, & I swipe, so it auto corrects/ completes, sometimes it's a bit of, as it can't predict perfectly what I intend every single time as since words are often very close due to the letters being next to each other, that's spelling errors which are very different to grammar errors, which I was trying to help the person with
How do you even crack a spine ? My bookshelf is full of thick paperbacks , but all my books look like the second one , without cracks , and i never did any technique like this. I just read them normally .
People like to flatten the book out as they read (basically it opens up the page more and you wont need to hold the pages to keep it open on your page) as appose to holding the book open under tension. Ive noticed people who crack the spines tend to read holding the book in one hand and hold it from the middle on the bottom, where as people who dont crack them tend to use both hands to hold the book open often from the sides of the pages.
@@divyaganesh1585 i have only ever seen 1 person in my entire life fold a book back onto its self... it hurt my soul to look at, but ive seen so many people with cracked spines on their books
Where are you from? I'm from Brazil, and the paperbacks in here are made in a different way I didn't even know the spine could crack untill I bought my first book from the US
@@maisielb1517 agreed, I cringe at the thought of folding one of my precious paperbacks- especially when I try so hard to keep them in good condition. The one exception is school-assigned classics. I fold those, throw âem at flies, whatever. I hate âem and theyâre cheap. Lol
@@Amanda6532so she says grab small chunks of pages to do it right, so if you wanna do it for the order of the phoenix it would take you ages because itâs 800 pages
Oh Desi, how can I not finish your videos? Your Aura is so inviting and accepting, the way you speak is calm and genuine. I'd watch anything you post, even just update videos like this one. It's like catching up with a friend. So keep doing what your doing but also don't worry about us of you need breaks. Everyone's health comes first. Thank you for all you do and I'm so glad you figured out your health problems. It's very relieving knowing what you can do now to handle the situation, I'm still trying to figure my health problems out myself. It's no easy task.
ive never opened a book so far that the spine cracked. I like to be gentle with my things. I think it shows more love and respect for the things you own when you don't break them but I seem to be the only one.
I prefer pocket books. Theyâre smaller but a lot thicker. Itâs more convenient to read that on the go. They can easily be found in garage sales and eBay for cheap. I like it because it doesnât take up much space and i can read it on trains during my commute to university. Iâll surely try this on mine
It's Connie! I immediately recognized her and went to the description to see if she was credited (to check if I was hallucinating lol) I'm surprised no one is talking about it being Connie
BRUH I bought the first book of the SERIES which I'm surprised it got so far, and I thought it would be good like I finally found a new book to really fall in love with and then... like you said. ITS JUST SO HORRIBLY WRITTEN I HATE IT it's so childish and corny
I just read all my books at an incredibly awkward 30° opening đ
I do that until i get to the middle and give up đ
I do that too.
@@ShadowAbyss me toooooo lol
me tooo
Same
I like cracked spines. On a book, it shows passion and dedication.
On a person... eh, not so much.
i like it on a person. it shows the passion of the dedication of the person who broke their spine
@@alyahpuli In my opinion, on a person it shows lots of character and that they're an interesting person
@@Minceraft69 huh what an interesting way to think about it. ive never though about it like that.
I mean maybe the person worked hard at a paper mill their whole life.
*cough cough* (my grandpa)
Oop-
Her: Give it a sniff
Me : That's always my favourite partđ€Łđ
Every time I buy a new book my uncle sniffs it đđđ
Can't do that with a Kindle
seem like a universal concept .....
@@livewireOrourkewell I have a kindleđ
@@AMINAHjannahAA There is alot of good things about the Kindle too.
In our class, we have a classmate that have a lot of books. And she's the person we go to borrow her books since majority of the class can't spend much on books like that and/or has strict parents and/or has no space to keep books safe from damage. She'd let us borrow the books as long as we don't lose it or damage it. The damage part however, extends to the spine. We also aren't allowed to fold the pages, even slightly for bookmarking. Anyways, we accepted those terms since they are reasonable. This led to us reading the book with opening it as small as we could. It's not a problem for us. We also don't like creasing the spine and she's actually one of the best person in class
Sheâs lucky lol people used to steal my books whenever I let them borrow them, I was quite naive and kids would borrow the book that came next in the series I was reading to keep me from finishing as a form of bullying
Annoying but didnât get to me lol
Anyway Iâm happy you guys can do that without stealing, I appreciate that and Iâm sure your friend does too
lol at that point the anxiety of borrowing outweighs reading the book. Thatâs when I go to the library. I totally get why people are picky about the way people treat their borrowed books but I donât want to be responsible for it not looking pristine again. đ
I think thatâs called a library sheâs a librarian
I don't know why but she sounds just like međ..I am also the librarian for my whole class and whenever anyone want any type of book they come straight to me. And I also have same rules! đâđŒ
Maybe we are sameđđ€Ł
Aaah, a classmate who respects her books and expects others to do the same. I loaned a paperback to a âfriendâ and when she returned it four years later, the pages were rolled and it looked like sheâd eaten a greasy cheeseburger over it. It went in the trash.
I like cracked spines more. shows the amount of passion someone read that book w bc they care a lot about the content of the book rather than its looks. yk like the old saying "don't judge a book by its cover"
EDIT: I never meant to offend anyone who does this. just my personal stance, I totally tolerate it if people put so much effort into keeping the spines non-cracked.
Same, the only time I try to not crack a spine is when I'm borrowing a book from someone
You have a point, but in soft covers broken spines can cause pages to fall out.
@@silverstreak6812 that is possible but most of the time that doesn't happen. I'm a huge bookworm and the type that will just reread the "comfort books" on my shelves and so far not a single page fell out and all my soft cover spines are decently cracked and have been used various times. so ig this is a more exceptional case
i want my books to last longer and look nice on my shelf lol
@@melody-cn3wk that's your preference and I respect that. tho I personally think that books aren't decoration, they are tools, and therefore should be treated as such. but that's just my opinion :3
Me trying to do this on a new book:
Getting spoilers when doing it.
Must not read ahead. MUST not read ahead. MUST NOT READ AHEAD...dammit XD
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This. I'm a very fast reader, so I could never do this without spoiling myself. I only need to glance at a page and I'm accidentally reading stuff.
@@anyjen and then you will be like "gotta read fast to know what I just readddddd" and then you finish the book early.
.A real sad story of reality.
@@qaisarahmohdzahir3229 I stupidly spoiled myself the end of the sixth Harry Potter book. When it came out, I was surprised because it looked to be thinner than the previous one, when every single one had been bigger than the previous one. So, I opened it to the last page to check the page number, confirmed it was shorter than the fifth, and as I was closing it, my eyes moved across the other page and accidentally caught the worst two words I could have read: "Dumbledore's death." It totally colored my reading of the book to know he would be dead by the end.
I've been furious with myself for not just googling it instead ever since.
I once saw a 200 year old book that actually had instructions on how to open a new book properly. Really wish I wrote those down.
But uh⊠who opened the 200 year book to get the instructions?
This is how my school librarian taught us how to "be a friend" to our school books and I have done it always. I'm 63.
I also learned this from our school librarian. I'm about 10 years behind you.
me: *opening the book and glancing at the last page*
"and then everybody died."
me: ah đ§żuđ§ż
If you want just turn the book around so the words are upside down and unreadable if you donât pay too much attention to them @
Lol!
bro i always look at how many pages rhe book and i always get so anxious bc im scared ima spoil something
that emoji face is cursed as hell
Lol, I love reading the first and the last couple of pages when deciding on a whether or not to read a book.
1. Judge the cover
2. Judge the title
3. Read the first and last few pages.
4. Does the author already have good credit? Ignore all things get book. Lol
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So I'm not the only one who smells my books? I can't help it! đđ
I smell everything lol
@@deknees8969 with your picture choice that scares me đ
I donât unless the books been wrapped in plastic I removed myself.
Humans are disgusting.
I'm guilty of smelling books too lol
@@Bj-ne5xy I'm guilty of smelling everything lmao
wait sheâs that girl with a twin who makes sims videos?!
WAIT I THINK SO
I actually really like the feeling of a creased spine and used pages, it kind of makes me feel nice. Like a homey feel to it, like that it's an old book and is showing its marks. Fresh books are cool too but kind of feel like I to be delicate with them but the used ones feel like I can be a bit more comfortable.
I might be the only one but oh well.
Beat down paperbacks give me life tbh
I don't mind buying used books, I treat them well. I don't thrash them around. Like normal shelf wear I like, it shows it was read. But folded pages kills me.
I definitely get what you mean, I like both. I do wince when I notice that Iâve cracked the spine of a book, but once Iâve finished rye book it feels read and Iâm not really upset about it anymore. And I do buy a lot of secondhand books and you canât really be picky there; again I donât mind if the spines are already cracked.
i feel the cracked spines just show the book has been loved and read multiple times and is something that has been enjoyed
You definitely aren't the only one
I was taught to do this back in grade school. It is better to do this for the book because it wonât break the binding so fast so therefore it will last longer. So you can read it over and over again.
Mhm! I wasnât taught this though, but after rereading one of my favorite books, the binding wore out and pages would start to break off and fall out.
I'm sure it'll last longer than cracking the spine, but I'd be willing to bet doing neither would last the longest. I swear people in these comments like "I like my cracked spines, it gives them character" can't be trusted with softbacks.
@@DarkRaen666 Yup haha
@@DarkRaen666 I have plenty of paperbacks that I unintentionally cracked the spines of, hasn't damaged my books at all in nearly 13-18 years. Even my secondhand books are fine. So yes, they can be trusted.
I love cracked spines, folded pages, highlighted or underlined phrases, dedications on the begining, words on the sides of the pages, names of the people who the book belonged to or the people who, at some point, revived the book. It shows that you, or another person, read the book, loved it so much you HAD to highlight some bits, it shows that you lived te book, it shows how other people lived the book before you. If you keep the book in perfect condition since you buy it, it looks new, unread, it doesn't show any stories !
For example, i usually revive books from my english teacher, some have words marked and the meaning on the side from some other students, one has a prayer on the begining, it just shows how other people lived through the book.
Or once, i picked-up some books from the streets, they were all very destroyed, from the outside, the inside was perfect, but it shows me what the book itself went through.
Idk, this is just how I like my books :)!
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This was such a beautiful description
@@evertree2133 thank you, i was worried it wouldn't make sense, since english isn't my first language. Your comment means a lot
okay,this made me feel better about puting a book in my big hoodies pocket, i was scared to "ruine" my books, and there is one that I want to add some highlights
Another tip is to do this with the book flipped away from you so the words are upside down and you donât get accidental spoilers
Why have I never thought of that? đ
I've flexed my books for years, and it helps a lot. Hold the book with your dominant hand around the spine and other hand around the pages, and flex it into a crescent shape, putting most of the force right at the corner where the cover bends to form the spine. Make sure to provide plenty of support, hold for a few seconds and curve the other way to repeat. Do it a couple of times, and it works the pages without breaking the glue.
My favorite part of reading actual paper books is cracking the spine, and running my fingers along the lines that remain. One of the main reasons reading books is special to me is that they have that unique feeling when you âbreak it inâ. If Iâm going to buy a book, Iâm going to use it, and I donât intend on sharing. If I wanted perfectly neat books I would just read them digitally.
Same same same đ„°
Booksexual
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Lmao
@@shakyxd đ i'm in this photo and I don't like it
Nah I like taking care of my books cus I like having them look nice. And digital reading is nowhere near the same as having a physical copy and reading
I avoid cracked spines as much as I can to increase the book's lifespan. Nothing worse than having to tape the book back together knowing that the pages are going to fall out pretty soon after. đ
i didn't think of that... increasing a book's lifespan. it's worth researching the ways.
Love the smell of old vintage books a lot and brand new books a lotterđ€
i like when the spine creases when you crack the spine, it makes the book look more well loved and worn
I wish I knew this a decade ago, I literally broke my favorite book at the time (The Great Gatsby) in half đ
Lmao ..just reading the same book and came across the video
I would not feel sorry if I broke The Great Gatsby. Hated that book.
@@rachel_rmn congratulations?
@@MarswaggerOG Same here old sport !
@@rachel_rmn why though? I get it it takes too long to set the scene
This is exactly why I always preferred hardcover books, they were more durable and kept their spine together. But it was also an inconvenience because hardcover is usually more expensive and when Iâm ordering lots of books (like thereâs a series or continuation) those extra dollars really add up. I think next time I will consider using this hack and just get paperbacks.
Cracked spines are a good thing. They show a read book. Or multiple times read. They give a book caricature.
The sniffers are too relatable đ
I used to never open books fully to avoid breaking the spine.. now i just get hardcovers.
You can still destroy a hardcover by opening them fully. Doing this technique will help hardcovers too.
@@MrAgentEcho ya but itâs kinda harder to break this process is really tedious and if you do it wrong all that hard work gone for nothing
@@fatpotato317 I mean kind of tedious depending on how big it is. Maybe takes less than 5 minutes total though. I miss the hardcovers with a flat spine.
I like hardcovers more but because they are so much more expensive I tend to buy paperbacks instead
@@fatpotato317 no itâs not harder to break a hardcover. Itâs easier to cause a spine split.
Personally I think cracks have a certain aesthetic to them that I love, (though more often than not I buy hard covers) although I can understand why some people hate them, I have a friend who absolutely detests cracks and usually colors over them or something like that and needless to say she loves this hack!
Thatâs what I was gonna say I like the cracks in my books
I do this with every new book. But I painstakingly lay one page at a time. Love how the spine doesn't crack. Book lasts so much longer.
Me who doesnât read books: âvery interestingâ
Same heređđ
Do you not read books âcause you donât like them or-?
â@@WolfPounce170 its probably the effort.
@@WolfPounce170 Many people weren't made to read that often when they were young, weren't encouraged to consistently, or had struggles that were never properly addressed that makes it difficult. These are several of the more common reason why people don't read books, but there's also the prevalence of smart phones and watching video media, which has also caused a rapid decline in the number of people who read books consistently.
I was lucky enough that I picked up on reading rather easily and naturally picked the habit up young. The biggest reasons were that my mom always kept novels around that she read and I would get in to them, that I loved learning about things I was interested in and books were where to get that knowledge back then, and video games. I wanted to be able to understand and know everything about the video games I played and many of them required a lot of reading (I played JRPGs and Action Adventure RPGs, so think FF7, Golden Sun, and The Legend of Zelda). A good portion of my aptitude for reading comes directly from video games. It was constant practice.
@@King_WhiteWolf Yeah, Iâm also lucky I like to read a lot too.
Don't accidentally read the end though
thatâs what iâm scared of
am i the only one who reads the last sentence of the book then the whole thing
@@melody-cn3wk yes
@@melody-cn3wk nope I do that as well! I read the last sentence and sometimes I read the last paragraph too... lol makes me cry when I do finish the book bc I finally get the ending.
My Japanese teacher made us do this on all his books that we used lmao
I do this everytime
It actually works!
Iâm reading court of mist and fury rn I love this hack I wish I would have done this sooner
This is literally called "breaking in a book" and it's something we took for granted before the internet because used University text books are partly paid by the condition of the covers
What if you accidentally read a spoiler while doing this.
Exactly đ
Thatâs when I take off my glasses lol
pls why is everyone in the comments like "I'm a ReAL bOoKwOrM, and i loveee cracked spines, and folded pages and pen marks all over the book, it shows the book is " loved" by a passionate reader" no it doesn't tf đđ
books over time get the classic look on their own, yellow pages etc, and after u read them a couple of times,,, doesn't mean u have to make ur book look 50 yrs old after your very first read for the AeStHeTiC
đđđ that's just how I read . Now I'm self conscious about my reading habits đ
It shows someone has actually read the book
I know that's a foreign concept to people that just buy books to post them on Instagram
Some of us like to read AND have OCD. đ I still want them to look good after I read them.
@@KingOfHarlots86 nuuu don't be conscious đ this comment was only meant for people who have a weird superiority complex about their reading habits ajsskdhsks
@@Rannos22 no it doesn't lol. just because someone prefers to keep their books in mint condition doesn't mean they're doing it for Instagram??
this is the superiority complex i was talking about đ
i like the creased backbone, it adds a sense of old to the book that gives me nostalgia
Actually my 6 grade librarian she also taught us so we don't make books look dirty I kind of still use it.
Good đđ»work.
Oh, god, the Harry Potter books bring back memories of my own. I exactly had those versions, my friend borrowed two of them and up until now he hasn't still returned it. It's "his", he said.
I absolutely despise people who don't return books. I guard my books selfishly and only give them to those whom I trust.
Crack his spine
I love harry potter and own over 80 harry potter books lol
Basically you are opening the book close to where the page leaf's are at. if you look at most books you will see that they are folded sheets about every 20 pages. these are bound together in groups to complete the book. this is why you will occasionally have a blank pages in a book. these are used to complete the bindings.
"Take a sniff, cuz ya gotta"
I love huffing some new book smell, for some reason growing up new 'school books' you write your work in smelt just like butter? đ
I donât understand how people even manage to crack spines if they arenât doing it on purpose. Iâve read several books in my days, but Iâve never once cracked a spine before.
Got sucked into the book so much you just cracked it
We don't care about it thats pretty much it
Same I checked and I dont do that, guess i just dont open the book that wide
See the issue is you read your books in days; I read my books in months/weeks. Cause I have âšdyslexiaâš and it takes me SOOOO long to read anything
Many reads or really old. Some crack all on their own over time.
You are not human if you donât love the smell of new books
I love the cracks on the spine personally, but could see how some people wouldn't. Cool to know this works.
i like paperbacks sm bc the more fcked up they look the more yk whoever owns it LOVES it
Ohhh my gosh this is actually so helpful,,,, I got a full paperback HP set for christmas but I've barely touched it just because I'm so afraid of messing up the spines.
Terf alert
@@shauntoler9216 I enjoy the Harry Potter series, but I do not support J.K. Rowling. I also did not ask for the books for Christmas, nor did I buy them myself. I believe trans people are valid and cool :)
I know everyone is saying they like cracked spines but I like keeping stuff nice and as close to new. Especially if I really like the thing, like a favourite book or series.
Sooooo. Yeah longevity team
All my books are in perfect condition because I never open them hard when I read them and I always use a book mark. I stopped lending them to people because they tend to lay books on their belly or even worse, put something on top of them when they lay open. Never again.
CONNIE!!!
My dad owned a lot of books, he would read any book he could get his hands on when he was younger (this includes the Bible and a few encyclopaedias - he's not religious). He taught me as soon as I could read, that you hold the spine in your hands while you read, so that you never crease it. The only creased spines in my household are on the books that were bought second-hand
How would you hold it in your hands in a way that wouldnât crease it and why havenât I heard of this method? lol
Same. After I read my new books they still look new. I just don't like the cracks but if you do..... Your opinion ':D
This.
The fact that he read a Bible and not fell for it confirms that he indeed read a lot. Smart man your dad.
I love when one of my book starts to look a bit old. Cracked spines remind me how many times I read the book and how much I love it.
Me who reads the pages half closed because I'm afraid to ruin the beautiful spine:
Imma try this with an un-important book first to "practice" đđ
Giving a new book a sniff was the most satisfying thing to do nglđ€©đ€
Tried this with my Kindle...you now owe me a new Kindle.
I've been doing this technique for years :D the spine curves, but does not get a crease. the only books I have that are creased are thrifted books. Thank you for sharing it!
I didnât know this was a problem people felt like they had to deal with.
People care about books looking nice... its sad to see how much people are obsessed with materialistic things
People care about the aesthetic of reading, not the actual act of it. Thatâs why they read shitty YA fantasy like this.
@@echoptic775 I just like to take care of the items I spend my hard earned money on. I donât think thereâs anything wrong with that. This whole book gatekeeping thing about how a book needs to be bent and creased to show how much love and enjoyment you got out of it is such BS. Let people read however they want, and donât judge people if they want to keep their books neat and clean.
@@PJ-io8pl im not talking about gatekeeping books or sth like that, but being obsessed with materialistic things
I guess i dont understand cuz im free of that obsession, i dont let my things own me
In order for the book to be enjoyed, you have to crack the spine. Sniffing the book is always the best part !!!
It's a court of mist and fury! I love that book! I wish I knew this when I first read it!
It's awesome to find another ACOMAF lover! Who's your favorite character?
@@blazinbethpheonixgirl294 for me I like Nesta and Rhysand the best!
What about you?
yesss same! i love that series!! rhys is the best
Sniffing the new books is a must đ€đ€
This is why I like hardcovers
hardcover books are the ones for me :D the sweet creaking sound they make is just AHđ©
Storytime: This reminded of my literature teacher. She had this rule that if you hadnât read the book she assigned then you would fail and one of the method she could tell if you havenât read the book is if she picks up the book the way this girl did in the vid and it doesnât look like that in the vid. So before class a bunch of people were just trying to flatten the pages as fast as they could so it would look like that. It was hilarious to see that
Okay, no offence but you're greener is a bit of, but maybe english isn't you're first language or your young, so I'm not suite if I've got this 100% right, but shouldn't the teacher be looking for a cracked spine, therefore the opposite of this
@@kurtsudheim825 you're criticizing their grammar, when you mistyped 'offense' 'grammar', and 'sure' and used your/you're wrong all 3 times? Damn dude, that's embarrassing
@@Starlaite off* as well
@@kurtsudheim825 right because their comment took 1 try to read while yours took 5
@@Starlaite I didn't mis type, my phone did, I use an old phone to watch yt, it has a different keyboard, & I swipe, so it auto corrects/ completes, sometimes it's a bit of, as it can't predict perfectly what I intend every single time as since words are often very close due to the letters being next to each other, that's spelling errors which are very different to grammar errors, which I was trying to help the person with
How do you even crack a spine ? My bookshelf is full of thick paperbacks , but all my books look like the second one , without cracks , and i never did any technique like this. I just read them normally .
People like to flatten the book out as they read (basically it opens up the page more and you wont need to hold the pages to keep it open on your page) as appose to holding the book open under tension.
Ive noticed people who crack the spines tend to read holding the book in one hand and hold it from the middle on the bottom, where as people who dont crack them tend to use both hands to hold the book open often from the sides of the pages.
@@maisielb1517 I am pretty sure the main cause of spine cracking is folding the book and reading it.
@@divyaganesh1585 i have only ever seen 1 person in my entire life fold a book back onto its self... it hurt my soul to look at, but ive seen so many people with cracked spines on their books
Where are you from? I'm from Brazil, and the paperbacks in here are made in a different way
I didn't even know the spine could crack untill I bought my first book from the US
@@maisielb1517 agreed, I cringe at the thought of folding one of my precious paperbacks- especially when I try so hard to keep them in good condition. The one exception is school-assigned classics. I fold those, throw âem at flies, whatever. I hate âem and theyâre cheap. Lol
People with Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix: đ
I donât understand.
@@Amanda6532 itâs a little over 800 pages
@@_yanna_ I still donât understand. đ€Ł
@@Amanda6532so she says grab small chunks of pages to do it right, so if you wanna do it for the order of the phoenix it would take you ages because itâs 800 pages
Oh Desi, how can I not finish your videos? Your Aura is so inviting and accepting, the way you speak is calm and genuine. I'd watch anything you post, even just update videos like this one. It's like catching up with a friend. So keep doing what your doing but also don't worry about us of you need breaks. Everyone's health comes first. Thank you for all you do and I'm so glad you figured out your health problems. It's very relieving knowing what you can do now to handle the situation, I'm still trying to figure my health problems out myself. It's no easy task.
Wow thousands of books and just now learning this đ€đ
I like my books like I like my gf
Without having to break the spine
I never knew ppl had this much enthusiasm for up-kept literature...
I remember my elementary school teacher teaching this to us the first day of school back in the 1960s.
My grandpa taught me this about 2 years ago when I got a book from him and my grandma as a Christmas present.đ
She's definitely a ravenclaw
Haha totally xD
Cracked spines, imo, show how much the book was loved
Thanks for sharing this, it brought back a nice memory of when I was younger and my dad showed me how to do this.
ive never opened a book so far that the spine cracked.
I like to be gentle with my things. I think it shows more love and respect for the things you own when you don't break them but I seem to be the only one.
Um honey, no matter how gentle you are the book's spine can also crack if you read the book multiple times, especially if it's of cheaper quality
Your not the only one, I'm the same :)
You wrote that entire comment just to compliment yourself đ€Ł
My dad taught me this when I was little, Iâve never forgotten that lesson.
Iâm so glad that you have learnt this
I'm currently reading a court of thorns and roses!!! I'm so excited to buy the next volumes
I love that book! The whole series is amazing.
If you loved acotar than you should read from blood and ash by jennifer L armentrout you'll certainly fall in love
Yo! This actually really helpful! I don't really like the cracked look on the spines of my books and have to read them almost closed lol. Thanks!
I prefer pocket books. Theyâre smaller but a lot thicker. Itâs more convenient to read that on the go.
They can easily be found in garage sales and eBay for cheap.
I like it because it doesnât take up much space and i can read it on trains during my commute to university.
Iâll surely try this on mine
Honestly, cracked spines happen regardless, especially with paperback books. Time is a fickle thing, my friend.
âA court of mist and furyâ
⊠Yeah Iâd PURPOSELY break that
We were taught this in grade school. Good to see people are still using this method. It works!
When she said give it a sniff, cause ya gotta, I'm like yaaassss!!!! New books, ahhh. â€đ
BEAST. Very GOOD. Lady.
Hey itâs the girl from Caryn and Connie!
Yep! How come so few people noticed?
Omg i didnt realise that you are connie i love your sims vidsâ€
Oh wow thank you Internet. I thought I was the only one who sniffed books!! Everyone I know thinks Iâm weird for it đ€Ł
It's Connie from carynandconnie gaming!!
It's Connie! I immediately recognized her and went to the description to see if she was credited (to check if I was hallucinating lol) I'm surprised no one is talking about it being Connie
@@SprinkleGirl oml girl I'm so sorry lmfaoo đ and yeah, true
@@Roxelle. no need to be sorry! They are twins so it's easy to confuse themđ
I like having those cracked spines, it just shows how much passion and addition!
I still do this even with Hardcovers
When reading and the sims combine âșïž
AHHH YES ACOMAF
Is this a thing?
I've been reading books for three decades and I've never had a crease in the spine of one.
The book man... You must *SNIFF*
Yea I relax my books all the time so it still looks so prettyy
Connie?????
I was surprised too
Note to self, don't do this to older books without heating up and bending the spine first. You'll create cracks anyway đ
But then you accidentally read a spoiler and your joy is gone
This is how you crack a comic omnibus to avoid ruining it
Another option: what about publishing houses start actually making good quality stuff? If Brazil has something to teach is how to make books
I lost so much respect for here as soon as I saw what book she's reading. (It's mostly just really badly written fairy porn with a dry plot)
BRUH I bought the first book of the SERIES which I'm surprised it got so far, and I thought it would be good like I finally found a new book to really fall in love with and then... like you said. ITS JUST SO HORRIBLY WRITTEN I HATE IT it's so childish and corny
@@iloveme4life ikr, I swear to God, the sex scenes had wayyy more effort (still not a lot tho) than the actual "plot".