Ah the smell of Books!

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Legend
Opened up a 1977 title, Geology of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan (Paull).

Just a wonderful smell, the combination of paper and ink!

It reminded me of when I was a boy visiting the children's library, same scent, same good smell.

I worked at a newspaper during my college years and it was always wonderful going through the printing area, seeing the flurry of the paper stream and smelling the ink.
 
Rafa.the.Magnificent

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I enjoyed just reading the above posts! I love, love, love books AND the smell of old books. I will always love libraries and the smell within them, and also, when I'm in a person's home, the first place I want to see are their bookcases and book shelves!
 
r2473

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Life changing book:

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Poisoned Slice

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I'm sniffing the death and life of superman at the minute. (1999) Not really feeling it. I guess it has to be like them old cigars. Aged 90 years for peak complexity. Another 25+ years before this book reaches its full potential.

TheGhostOfAgassi said:
I know which smell that is nice in the morning. And its not books or napalm :p
(not sure how napalm smell, cant imagine its any good)
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lol I don't even want to try and guess.
 
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I don't have a controversy here, really. Some people will occasionally read a book on a tablet/phone, others don't like that. But stats show a decline in ebooks and a gain in realbooks.

I like realbooks since I can give them away to people if I think they'll like them. Or use them as insulation upstairs. Cheap, quick to access, prone to multiple use. Unfortunately not bright and shiny.
 
Mongolmike

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Agreed. Give me a real book 10 times out of 10. If I go to an appointment somewhere and I think I'll possibly be waiting a while, I bring whatever book I'm reading. Looking around, no matter what the age range, I'm often the only one with a book. Most others have phones.
 
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sureshs said:
Problem with old books is that they collect dust and cause allergies.
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Funny. Sounds like witch doctor thinking. My furniture collects dust, so does my desk. Allergies mostly come from contact with pollens, spores.
 
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https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw...book-sales-decline-digital-fatigue-grows.html

The thing publishers worry most about is simply the plethora of recreational options out there, along with other uses (work, community involvement) that suck up our time. If you watch a lot of TV, you're less likely to be using the video game. If you spend a lot of time with preparations for a marathon, you're less likely to buy cookbooks or play tennis. I think movie producers are also worried about the diminution of audience.

It's interesting in this that the last time I checked the date, tennis as a sport HELD its participation rate, versus declines in the number of participants in other sports. I suspect football may be at the cusp of a decline, with parents concerned about concussions. At any rate, if you move from 100 options to 1,000 options, those intial 100 options are likely to start lagging.
 
Mike Bulgakov

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I use to buy books at used bookstores on Telegraph in Berkeley. Some of them were paperbacks that dated back many years, and the must and dust were often too much for me after a few dozen pages.

An older brother is a pretty well-known and connected scientist, and I remember him telling me that books and newspapers will soon be read digitally. This was back in the early 1990s, and I couldn't imagine not getting a newspaper delivered, or holding a book in my hand when I read. Now I need to spray old book and newspaper scents on my computers and other devices to trigger the olfactory memories of reading.
 
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Books have been outmoded by digital renditions.
There is an app for the smell.
Though digital books may mess with your eyes, they do not contain bacteria from the tree bugs in the pre-pulp stage of those pages. There is both vomit and poop in traditional reading material. Also dead skin. And who knows what, in the pages of the old nashinol jeeyagrafix.
So what you're smelling causes disease.

Sincerely,
Debbie Downer

Kidding.
Still love a good pageturner.
Re: the pleasant smell...yeah, not bad. Reminiscent of...
Bike grease.
Wool sweater.
Sheepskin seatcovers.
Wet puppy.
Clutch on a hill.
Eggs cooked with butter.
Fresh bread.
Old hand mower with old grass clippings.
Leather grip.
Leather bike saddle.
Peat moss.
Rope. Jute.
Leather gear shift knob.
Shoe tree.
Unscented talcum powder.
Candle wax, unscented, not pumpkin spice.
 
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sureshs said:
Problem with old books is that they collect dust and cause allergies.
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A doctor friend of mine was narrating that while going through her father's collection (after he passed away) the books that had not been dusted for ages had kept well. Something about the dust maybe having protected the pages.

The problem you mention is there with you also. Just ask anyone here !
 
Big_Dangerous

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Talk Tennis Guru
I still like reading paper books, even though I have a kindle. Something about turning the pages and using bookmarks just doesn't get old for me.
 
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sureshs said:
I wonder if people actually liked books, or just the atmosphere of a library or bookstore.
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A bunch of us still get together to Kindle it up at these covfefe houses designed to look like bookstores. I think there kolled starbix. Last month, i was the only one their wifout white earbudz.
 
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