You still need to do this to “break in” the book and avoid ruining the spine, even if it’s not directly visible

I cannot fault you on this, hardback is so nice. And I like whacking people who interrupt my reading.

Same

Maka chop

Same but I often put my books between my legs in bed so hardcover books just lay better and are typically just bigger in general

I do that until i get to the middle and give up 😅

I do that too.

@@ShadowAbyss me toooooo lol

me tooo

Same

Every time I buy a new book my uncle sniffs it 😂😂😆

Can't do that with a Kindle

seem like a universal concept .....

@@livewireOrourkewell I have a kindle😭

@@AMINAHjannahAA There is alot of good things about the Kindle too.

She’s 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 didn’t get to me lol Anyway I’m happy you guys can do that without stealing, I appreciate that and I’m sure your friend does too

lol at that point the anxiety of borrowing outweighs reading the book. That’s when I go to the library. I totally get why people are picky about the way people treat their borrowed books but I don’t want to be responsible for it not looking pristine again. 😅

I think that’s called a library she’s a librarian

I don't know why but she sounds just like me😂..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! 😂✌🏼 Maybe we are same💀🤣

Aaah, a classmate who respects her books and expects others to do the same. I loaned a paperback to a “friend” and when she returned it four years later, the pages were rolled and it looked like she’d eaten a greasy cheeseburger over it. It went in the trash.

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-

Must not read ahead. MUST not read ahead. MUST NOT READ AHEAD...dammit XD

😂😂😂

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.

But uh… who opened the 200 year book to get the instructions?

I also learned this from our school librarian. I'm about 10 years behind you.

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

If you want just turn the book around so the words are upside down and unreadable if you don’t 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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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 I’ve cracked the spine of a book, but once I’ve finished rye book it feels read and I’m not really upset about it anymore. And I do buy a lot of secondhand books and you can’t really be picky there; again I don’t 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 smell everything lol

@@deknees8969 with your picture choice that scares me 👀

I don’t 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

Mhm! I wasn’t 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.

Why have I never thought of that? 😅

😭😭😭 that's just how I read . Now I'm self conscious about my reading habits 😭

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. 😅 I still want them to look good after I read them.

@@KingOfHarlots86 nuuu don't be conscious 😭 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 🙄

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

i didn't think of that... increasing a book's lifespan. it's worth researching the ways.

SAMEEE

YEEEEEESSS

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

Same same same 🥰

Booksexual

@@shakyxd Lmao

@@shakyxd 🔘 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

You can still destroy a hardcover by opening them fully. Doing this technique will help hardcovers too.

@@MrAgentEcho ya but it’s 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 it’s not harder to break a hardcover. It’s easier to cause a spine split.

That’s what I was gonna say I like the cracks in my books

Same here💀😭

Do you not read books ‘cause you don’t like them or-?

​@@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.

@@abrb1989 Yeah, I’m also lucky I like to read a lot too.

that’s what i’m 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.

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

Exactly 💀

That’s when I take off my glasses lol

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. That’s 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 don’t think there’s 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 don’t 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

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 ✨dyslexia✨ and it takes me SOOOO long to read anything

Many reads or really old. Some crack all on their own over time.

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 :)

How would you hold it in your hands in a way that wouldn’t crease it and why haven’t 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.

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

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

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 ‘em at flies, whatever. I hate ‘em and they’re cheap. Lol

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 🤣

If you loved acotar than you should read from blood and ash by jennifer L armentrout you'll certainly fall in love

Haha totally xD

I don’t understand.

@@Amanda6532 it’s a little over 800 pages

@@_yanna_ I still don’t understand. 🤣

@@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 it’s 800 pages

Yep! How come so few people noticed?

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 😭 and yeah, true

@@Roxelle. no need to be sorry! They are twins so it's easy to confuse them😊

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".