This is the way. When I was younger I was obsessed with keeping my books looking pristine for some odd reason. Possibly drilled into me when I would frequent the library and was taught to keep those books as if they were my own. My family had a bit of a joke that I would just "peak" into books when reading. Now that I'm wiser I'm much less concerned about this; creases and cracks in the spine show the signs of a well loved book.