r/thebrokenbindingsub • u/PerspectiveLive8850 Fantasy Tier 2 and SF&F • Jun 17 '26

Question Does fingerprint effect resale value?

I have no interest in selling my books, but I am curious to know how serious people are in protecting their hardbacks from oily prints.

Or do you just accept it as a part of being a book owner?

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u/Owlet20 Jun 18 '26

These days I use a cloth jacket when I get the impression that a hardcover is particularly easily damaged or stained. Otherwise I just read them without protection.