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>Not really. The paper's acidic, which means that the paper degrades to the point of not being usable without a huge amount of intervention. I have trade paperb
by midoridensha 4y ago
>Not really. The paper's acidic, which means that the paper degrades to the point of not being usable without a huge amount of intervention. I have trade paperbacks which are under 20 years old whose paper are downright brittle.
I thought modern books were made with acid-free paper? I know this is a huge problem for books made in, for instance, the 1970s. Is it only the nicer books that are made with acid-free paper?
- falcolas 4y agoSure. Nicer - more expensive - books. Not those whose costs on par with ebooks typically.
- codazoda 4y agoMost paper used commercially is acid free, due to the manufacturing process. I dunno if books use some other, cheaper paper, but it seems unlikely. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid-free_paper https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid-free_paper
- jahewson 4y agoMy 10 year old paperbacks are turning yellow, so I guess not.