>buy hardcover book >go home >toss the dust jacket into

to protect the book

>>9617068
Marketing, you idiot. Do you live under a rock?

>>9617068
To protect the book from dust

>>9617071

I don't have the mind of a Jew, constantly looking for an angle to rip people off.

>>9617088

why does it matter? didnt you buy the book? who do you think owns the publishing houses? who do you think writes your books?

>>9617165

>who do you think owns the publishing houses
>who do you think writes your books

I've never thought about these things with the angle of marketing in mind because I don't have a proclivity for exploitation.

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>>9617187
Good goy.

>>9617199

I curate my own reading and watch lists, the Jews haven't gotten to me.

Can't wait for the thread of you complaining about how dusty your books are

>>9617216
>the Jews haven't gotten to me
Anon, I

>>9617309

I'm unreal to them.

Those dust jackets do make books seem unappealing. On the other hand a book with no image on the cover to give me no clues makes me think "Hmm, it looks obscure. I like obscure. "

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>>9617339

What the fuck am I reading?

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I like The Adolescents dust cover.

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>>9617068

>buy paperback book
>go home
>rip off outer "cover", toss it in the bin
>book now looks like a manuscript
>book instantly looks and feels ten times better
Why do they even make those damn things?