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Subject: RE: BS: Best way to smell used books online From: Stilly River Sage Date: 17 Jan 07 - 11:52 PM I advertise some things I sell on eBay as from a home of a non-smoker, but I never thought to list the books that way. Good idea. I don't think I'll say they're from the mildewy Puget Sound area. . . :) SRS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Best way to smell used books online From: Folkiedave Date: 17 Jan 07 - 04:54 PM I bought a library from the house of a smoker. You could tell. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Best way to smell used books online From: JeremyC Date: 17 Jan 07 - 03:28 PM You know, smelling used (or new!) books would be a good idea. I remember when I purchased Alan Moore's "Watchmen," my complaint was that, while the book was excellent, it smelled really bad. I don't know what it was--ink, glue, paper? Some combination? But man, it smelled terrible. My hardshell guitar case also had an awful smell when I bought it. I guess the moral is that you should smell things before you buy them. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Best way to smell used books online From: Dead Horse Date: 17 Jan 07 - 03:25 PM What a novel idea, Do you actually rub your nose on the paper in order to release its pheremones? I should imagine that rough paper and the shiny sort could then be classified as Friction and Non-friction respectively. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Best way to smell used books online From: Thomas the Rhymer Date: 16 Jan 07 - 06:19 PM Hi Joe... uhh... nowhere, really... "I've been here, and... I've been there, and... I've been in between." -Peter Sinfield Ryan... he said musty... not musky. But my eyes are still misty... therein lies the passkey...;^) ttr |
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Subject: RE: BS: Best way to smell used books online From: MartinRyan Date: 16 Jan 07 - 06:02 PM Warned? You should charge a premium! Regards |
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Subject: RE: BS: Best way to smell used books online From: skipy Date: 16 Jan 07 - 05:57 PM I have just put a book on ebay & warned that it is a little musty. Skipy |
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Subject: RE: BS: Best way to smell used books online From: Joe Offer Date: 16 Jan 07 - 05:44 PM It's a problem, Thomas. Sometimes, I order books online that are said to be in perfect condition, and they arrive smelling like Mold City. I haven't found a solution for this, so I have masked the problem with perfume. I use perfume ads from magazines and newspaper ads as bookmarks, and it helps a lot. Any other ideas for fixing smelly songbooks? Can I nuke the mold to death in my microwave? Does this have anything to do with the Milling Kildew thread? -Joe-
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Subject: BS: Best way to smell used books online From: Thomas the Rhymer Date: 16 Jan 07 - 02:18 PM Thing is... I never buy a book I haven't scented up right proper. And... the internet is woefully insufficient in the transmission of smell. Is it just me... or do really good books smell better than ordinary books? And... if we must rely on the sensory snufflings of others... are you catching my drift?... whiff all due consideration... do we sniff with the same synapses that sneeze to the sent relapses? Do you remember smells before you smell them again? ...guess ya gotta just smell a book for it's cover sometimes... so oder yours today... ttr |
