B, I don't like it from a visual standpoint. It rattles my sense of order. Tactile, I wouldn't know about, because the first time I touched the edges of a book cover, I came away with the first three paper cuts of my then barely-year-old life. For two years after that, I read books with mittens on.
On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 5:01 PM, B Smith <daikaij...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > I've seen quite a few hardcovers with the deckle edges and it takes some > getting used to vs. the smooth, finished edges. > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com>, "Kelwyn" > <ravena...@...> wrote: > > > > I just purchased a hard cover copy of Book One of David Anthony Durham's > "Acacia" series from Amazon.com. for $14.50 (including tax and shipping). > > > > I mention this because the book I received is not only gorgeous, it feels > great in my hands. The cover is glossy, the title of the book and the > author's name have raised letters, and the border on the cover creates an > almost "holographic" effect. In addition, the pages are perfectly finished > (I HATE when I purchase a hardcover book and the pages have ragged edges). > > > > I, personally, have been solely disappointed by the (lack of) quality of > many of the books I have purchased recently. > > > > ~rave! > > > > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
