Books

Like when I read a paperback book it always seems to end up getting creases on the spine. How do I prevent this from happening?

I hate it when I get creases in the spines of my books too! I’ve learned a way in which to read them so this doesn’t happen. When you open the book, instead of bending it right back so that the pages are laying side-by-side with one another, just open it to a certain angle so that the opposite facing pages are near to touching, but not enough so that the book is closed or that you can’t read the book. This way there will be no creases in the book and you’ll be able to read it too. Mission accomplished!

What are some great paperback/hardcover books to learn c++ programming that are current and up to date?

C++ just went through a major revision, and as far as I know, there are no books yet covering the changes. So I would argue that there aren’t any up to date books on C++. Here’s a list of great books that cover the previous edition though, and pretty much all the knowledge in them is still applicable:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/388242/the-definitive-c-book-guide-and-list

If you were an author, would you go against having your book published in electric format?
Sandey, I love the smell too, people look at me weird when I stick my nose between the pages and take a good sniff haha

It is inevitable yes… I think that technology has to firm a grasp on our every-day lives to revert back now. I also love the smell of a good book and the texture of nice print paper but sadly in the end it won’t exist as we have known it and grown up with. I as a reader would be sad to see pressed books go, but as an author it opens numerous gates of opportunity, plus a money saver for publishing companies. From a readers angle I can’t see to many good things about digital books, they might be handy, the might be cheaper and you might be able to store and carry more than you ever could in pressed books, but all-in-all you loose the quality of what a "book" actually is… to me it all just becomes words on the screen, with the digital versions I just loose the adventure and the interest in the story, I find it harder to invision the story in my mind and get involved. From a buisness angle technology is the way of the future for any market (be it music, movies, fashion etc.) and like many others, the book industry will have to adapt to survive. I’d rather digital eBooks than no books at all.
Hopefully in my lifetime books will still exist as I’ve grown up to know them. I’m sure generations down the track hard pressed books will be something of an antique oddity.

I love reading and i cant imagine books going out of print.
I’ ve tried reading ebooks but it doesnt have same enjoyment. Are real books in danger?

It’s my understanding that the whole industry is in danger. This is actually a real serious problem. With all these new e-readers and other stupid technology…It sucks! I’m a literature grad. student and I swear, every other day we are talking about this issue in class. There’s a nostalgia with real books…the feel, the smell, re-reading your favorite novel – you can’t replace that with a freaking e-reader, virtually flipping the pages, god that’s so stupid!
I really hope this never happens. It’s not revolutionary, it’s not more convenient – it’s the death of an important industry that has inspired so many people.

I have a lot of paperback books (mostly mysteries) that I would like to sell-as I have already read them. I have tried EBAY, but some have not sold. What is my best bet–try amazon/donate/other means? I would love to get some $ for them, but if I cannot I will just donate–what is my best bet?

Amazon can tell you exactly what they’re worth when you look at what other people are selling them for. Find out which ones are worth something and hang on to them. Donate the ones that are selling on Amazon for 57 cents, or better yet, turn them in to your local used bookstore and get credit towards more books.

April buys eight books for $44. Paperback books cost $4 and hand back books cost $8. How many of each type of book did she buy

h = the number of hard-back books
p = the number of paper-back books

p + h = 8 books

4p + 8h = $44

-4p – 4h = -32
4p + 8h = 44

4h = 12

h = 3

5 paperback books and 3 hardback books.

I’ve seen many people with paperback copies of some of the newer books, but only the hardbacks are sold right now. For example, the book Delirium by Lauren Oliver was published back in December but some people already have it in paperback. I know some people get the ARC, but I don’t think that’s it.

Sometimes, when a hardback is released a paperback large format airport edition gets released too, often earlier than the standard trade paperback that you get in high street shops. Also, there are preview copies that get sent to bookstores in order to promote the book.

I was just wondering seems as i have a shed load of books that i’ve bought/ been bought, can i somehow get these books for ‘free’ to read on an iPad? I don’t really want to be buying like 50 books again I really hope this is a feature that is incorporated somewhere
If you don’t know about for iPad is there a way of just doing this onto a computer or something?

Thankyou very muchh

Not one that people seem pleased with.

In essence, when you buy a physical book, you do not also buy the right to own it in another form without buying it again in that form. While there are OCRs and other devices which can ‘translate’ text into digital, they’re flawed and more work than most people are willing to do to save the price of an ebook.

You could just read what you own in the form you own it in, and buy new reading material in digital.

I’m talking about the books that have a paperback binding. Is it possible to put a magnetic strip on these in between the book cover and all the pages?

I’ve seen them on paperback books in some bookstores, it makes the cover stick out a bit.

It’s possible, but it bends the page a bit, hence why I’ve only seen a few stores that do it.

I’ve always wondered is hard book covers better then paperback? Does it make people want to buy it? I heard a thing called stripping wear people rip off the cover of books but why?

Is hard cover expensive to pay for before selling them. How much more money?

I prefer paperbacks because they are cheaper, and I manage to break both types accidentally sadly

Hardcover books are probably more expensive to produce, so I image hardcover copies may only come around if the book is good/popular.

‘Sammie’ your ’sources’ just made my day. Please learn to write!