How To Open a New Book

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My friend Becky sent me a link to some instructions of how to open a new book. I am sharing it here:



...Ah the good old days. Sometimes I fear the modern ways of opening a book have become a little too complicated. (But I still love my eReader.)

Also, I couldn't share this without sharing this hilarious video of a medieval help desk. A medieval "techie" helps a person with brand new technology, the book:




So what do you think? Do you have any rituals, traditions, or habits you engage in when you open a new book for the first time?

Comments

  1. Lindsay Cummings authorJuly 19, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    hey! i'm a new follower! love your blog and looking forward to your postings! hope you will stop by my blog and follow me! =]

    http://lindsaycummingsblog.blogspot.com/

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  2. AnonymousJuly 19, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    Thanks for mentioning me, Lari! :)

    That video is HILARIOUS!

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  3. UnknownJuly 19, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    Lindsay- Thank you! I am stopping by your blog as soon as I finish commenting here. :)

    Becky- Of course! I know isn't it great? :)

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  4. s.c. kaliskiJuly 19, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    I have an very old book that has a slip of paper like that. It was for the olden days readers, but works just has well for today's readers. :)
    I love the smell of books, old and new. It may sound odd, but one of my rituals is I open the book and smell the pages. I actually don't know if I could call it a ritual or a habit.

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  5. UnknownJuly 19, 2011 at 5:29 PM

    Sarrah- I do the same thing every time! Sometimes I wonder if they use some kind of narcotic in the book binding glue.

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  6. Kelly HashwayJuly 19, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    Hi, Larissa. I found you through Book Blogs. Nice to meet you. I'm following you now.

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  7. RebeccaJuly 19, 2011 at 5:47 PM

    You just made my day! That is to funny.

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  8. UnknownJuly 19, 2011 at 5:58 PM

    Kelly - Hello! Nice to meet you too. I'm checking out your blog now.

    Rebecca - Yes! I love making people's days. :D

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  9. s.c. kaliskiJuly 19, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    Lari, haha there might be something in the glue, or paper, or ink... or just in the plain magic of books.

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  10. Sebella BlueJuly 19, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    OMG!! I could have written those instructions. I am an absolute beast about how someone handles my books. I'm very particular about the way they're handled. Oddly enough, not so much with kids. I'm a new GFC follower and my blog is about the darker side of fiction. I'm at
    http://www.ragesexandteddybears.blogspot.com

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  11. UnknownJuly 20, 2011 at 12:03 AM

    Blue- I know what you mean! I even get finicky with paperbacks. Sometimes I'll let someone look at a paperback of mine, and they'll FOLD THE COVER BEHIND THE BOOK. It is so hard not to flip out right then and there.

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