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[deleted] t1_ix8m83d wrote

Reply to comment by CraftyRole4567 in Best way to display books, while also protecting them? by slaney0

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CraftyRole4567 t1_ix92see wrote

If you’re storing it vertically slightly open, yes. But if you’re storing it vertically packed in with other books, with maybe a nice bookend to tuck it up tight, the boards are actually holding up the pages. Hold your phone between your hands, slight pressure on either side… you can see that takes the full weight with no extra “pull” exerted elsewhere.

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[deleted] t1_ix953qb wrote

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CraftyRole4567 t1_ix9mn27 wrote

You do you! There is a reason that millions of librarians over hundreds of years have gone for vertical, but if you keep them clamped tight enough and somehow support them all every single time you want to take a book out, yes, I suppose you can store them spine up. Good luck with that!

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[deleted] t1_ix9tmjf wrote

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CraftyRole4567 t1_ixa59lp wrote

You should ask the library of Congress. They have a helpline where you can submit questions, and I bet they can get you an expert archivist in the history of books who can give you a much better answer than I ever could!

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