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Originally Posted by Francis A. Miniter[_2_]
On 3/17/2013 12:27 PM, contempted wrote:
I just bought a brand new book and within 50 pages of reading it the
part of the book by the spine where the pages connect to the cover has
separated from the spine. Now when the book is open you can shove a
pencil clear under the pages and the spine. IS this normal for a book,
have books always done this. Usually I buy used books and they
frequently do this, but I thought it was unusual that a new book started
off connected to the spine and quickly came unglued, if it is normal,
why do they glue it down in the first place?
No, it is not normal. A properly made book should last for decades.
But, some information if you will. Is this a hardcover or a paperback?
And, what is the book and who is the publisher?
Francis A. Miniter
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Its called The Horse The Wheel and Language and its published by Princeton, and its hardcover, but again, this happens to many if not most of the hardcovers I buy. I usually buy used books listed as "like new" on Amazon,and they either come in this condition or quickly come unglued.I don't bend the cover back, this is just from normal reading. Often when you open the book in the middle the pages arch upwards away from the cover and the book is ONLY connected to the cover by the paper that is glued both to the cover an the books first and last "page" and there will be no connection whatsoever with the book and the spine. I send these books back as fast as they send them to me. But I am just trying to understand if this is something new or if this has always happened to books, or if its "normal".