why don't books start on page one? #booktok

[answerinprogress]

It was a mass-produced late print of Crazy Rich Asians that I already tried to sell/donate - we might as well use it to learn something before it gets recycled!


If you're interested in learning more about the publishing industry, check out the related video!

[bibliomorganrevival]

As a fellow librarian here, that page with no purpose serves to us to make pertinent notes about the loan of the book - such as classification number, stamps identifying the library - so we don't use space that could cover important information such as ISBN, catalog card, publication and author information and stuff like that. Another thing we noticed is that if a book has an excessive amount of unused pages (3 to 5 pages), it is because the publisher is being unethical and charging extra for the book because of this issue. Here in Brazil, the weight of the paper is more expensive than the ink that prints the text, so keep an eye on that. I'm loving the content about books and the publishing market! Success and health always!

[movingsaturn]

that rip scared me, i was NOT expecting that 💀😭

[WavingWorld]

The cover and first page will always take the most abuse so it's probably a good idea to have a little buffer so you don't lost part of the story. Just a thought.

[Aldo_raines]

Movies used to front load their credits. That’s one of the things that made the original Star Wars so groundbreaking; one logo and then BAM! You’re in a galaxy far far away.

[Bookaddict]

ALSO, Books are printed on big pages and then folded into a signature which is commonly 4, 8, 16, or 32 pages. So sometimes a publisher will forego or add a half-title just to fill all the pages in the signature so there isn't a blank on in the front matter.

[jelleey]

Literally gasped when you ripped the book cover off LOL

[RiyaMystery]

Sabrina is in her bookworm era. And I love it.❤

[thatonepossum]

You killed it. You killed the book. ;-;

[deadjunior]

I don't start my notebooks on page one either and I have no idea why

[RockiesSweden]

Sabrina lit the fire at the Library of Alexandria

[Ahrysa]

Also for printing it has to be in multiples of 4 so I feel like some is just there for padding, like blank pages you find in front or back sometimes

[crmessonk]

If you watch old movies, the credits used to be at the beginning, not really till star wars was that changed

[Mattythebassist_]

It’s like an opening credits sequence for me. Gets me to think over the possible themes and characters of the book based on the title and occasionally what I know about the author. I get to transition into my immersion like how opening credits do.

[ShaheerS]

I'm from the book destruction society. This is one of our top members. Flawless technique.

[uyuman]

Good video and explanation, very worth the death of the book.

[superherofan]

please never tear a book again. i felt that in my soul. not the books please

Edit: I mean you can show a deconstructed book just for my heart don't tear it on camera please. I need to lie down

[enycha]

guys, people use second-hand books for all kinds of projects, making art, collages, education, games, etc, it's fine. the papers will be recycled.

[michaelgloch]

Oh God! I felt that ripping in my soul!

[cephi]

i actually flinched when she ripped the book lmao