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Deckle edges on books (or pseudo-deckle) are largely an American things, I think. I don't see it much on European books. I think that there is a slight quality difference. Deckle edges usually denote slightly higher paper quality and production quality. I think if consumers subliminally associate deckle edges with higher quality than there is a status/quality aspect, even if it is marginal. It may boost sales very marginally, if at all. Given two editions of identical text then I would go for the deckled version. I might even spend $1-2 more on the deckled one. I'm not an insane bibliomane. My deckled copies are the Borges PBs and biography/history HBs, not much else.
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Breaking the spines of PBs reduces the strength of the spine and shortens the usable life of a book, meaning you have to buy a replacement sooner. Breaking spines costs money.
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Apr 4, 2016 11:04
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I like your shelves and your collection. Bums me out that all my books are in archive stacked in a storage unit. I've had to buy copies of books that I know I already own simply because I can't find my first copy...
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Jun 8, 2016 12:46
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Perhaps we could organise a goon charity to buy/rent me a larger apartment where I could install shelves. But yes, the only sensible thing to do is rationalise the horde by selling duplicate and unwanted books. Which is my project for this summer. In volume/weight terms, e-readers kick books' asses all the way every day. 
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