I’m currently reading a really good book on the failure of Reconstruction in the U.S. and every 30 seconds I find my mind wandering to how much I hate the way the paper feels on my hands. I can’t be the only one who hates this. Further the paper is always facing away from prospective book buyers so I can’t imagine it drives sales to any great degree. Sweet Jesus why do they do this?
by Pikeman212a6c
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Are you talking about deckled edges?
They’re called deckled edges, it’s just an aesthetic thing to make it look more fancy. I’ve never been a big fan of them either, but it doesn’t bother me enough that I would not buy a book because of them.
They are called deckled edges. And they are a war crime.
Assuming you mean deckled edges. It gives the books a higher perceived value from buyers. The goal is to make it look less like a mass produced object and more like a lovingly crafted tome.