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Hot take: Painted edges ruin the specific aesthetic I like of books. It makes them look and feel like cheap fast fashion paperbacks.
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Anonymous 5w

I feel like most paperbacks are weird with sprayed edges, and even hardcovers can look tacky if the paint is cheap, the pages aren’t smooth, or it needs another coat. Digital edges on hardcovers typically look the coolest and are the only ones I’d go out of the way to have on my shelf

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Anonymous 5w

Yes but it depends. If we’re talking like just a solid color sprayed edge on a paperback or hardcover special edition, yes I agree. I got the Katabasis deluxe edition, that shit is FAR from cheap feeling. It’s so pretty.

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Anonymous 5w

i like gilded edges

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