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Originally Posted by Nyssa
No, I have not done either nor will I have purposely destroy a perfectly good printed book.
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When my husband lived out of a backpack, he considered paperbacks disposable--to the extent of tearing out the pages as he finished reading them, in order to not carry as much weight. Made me cringe just hearing about it.
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Although it hurts a little, I will not reprimand those who do deconstruct printed books, for I understand the joy and ease of an e-reader over some printed formats. I will, instead, cringe in silence and hope its all for the best.
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I do keep the books I've chopped & scanned. I rubberband them with their spines, or use binder clips to hold them together. I haven't yet figured out what to do with them, but I'm considering getting them comb-bound (which involves further damage; I'd have to put holes in them) and taping a copy of the spine to the outside of the comb.