Tuesday of last week I shared information about book-jackets and followed up on Thursday with a survey on your quick, basic thoughts about those paper coverings of many names. What did you say?
| Question 1: | In general, I view book-jackets primarily as |
| Percent | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| helpful in preservation and a visual reminder of the contents. | 43% | ||||||
| art. | 29% | ||||||
| useless. | 13% | ||||||
| Other Option | 8% | ||||||
| helpful in preserving the book. | 8% | ||||||
(Other option in summary: something that gets in the way while reading but looks good on the shelf, inconvenience when storing and handling, visual for the book, cover that helps a book look pretty, a cupboard filler since my students take them off and store them in the cabinet, help me save my place <bookmark>, an invitation to open a book, at best it is the sign of a very talented writer/author/artist, helpful in preservation-visual reminder of contents-art-great for bulletin board displays.)
Question 2: When I receive / purchase a book for myself, here’s how I treat the book-jacket:
| Percent | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care for it as part of the book. | 57% | ||||||
| Other Option | 17% | ||||||
| Study it and try to maintain it in good condition. | 14% | ||||||
| Don’t really think about it. | 10% | ||||||
| Throw it away immediately. | 2% | ||||||
(Other option in summary: take it off while reading and <hope to find it afterwards><place back on book when finished>, get annoyed it keeps falling off, save and frame if I like the book, laminate it, treat them better than the book, use as a bookmark)
Question 3: My favorite all time book-jacket is (and you may not have one, that’s fine!)
44% of respondents left a title(s) and/or comments.
Comments in summary:
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