Do dust jackets serve any practical purpose besides making

>making the book look pretty

they don't even do that

Nope, at least not anymore. They are a sign of "luxury". They also make the book more collectible.

They mainly advertise the book in the store, and they also protect it from being damaged by dust.

>>9562852
Are you actually retarded

DUST jacket

DUST

FUCKING

DUST

JACKET

TO

KEEP

DUST

OFF

THE

BOOK

So, it's okay if I throw away the ripped dust jackets from the old hardcovers I bought at a used bookstore?

Arguably the main reason books are made in the current year is because they look pretty

>>9562959
Just because you say arguably doesn't make it actually arguably.

Book condom.
Just throw that shit away its just gonna tear and be generally uncomfortable while reading.

i use the flaps as a book marker

and you can write inside of them without writing in the book and they do look different from the black covers the book has

i like them

>>9563125
>black
blank

you can use a harry potter jacket over obscure books so you don't get weird looks in public

The only purpose they serve is to be annoying, Dump them.

>>9562952
I don't understand why you'd need to keep dust off a book. It doesn't damage it. And you'll still have dust on the jacket so the amount of dust collected isn't reduced or anything. Also most of the time a book is surrounded by other books on both sides so dust won't collect on the surfaces the jacket covers anyway. They're useless.