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General Category => Comic Related Discussion => Topic started by: OtherEric on April 20, 2011, 04:37:35 PM

Title: Another reason to thank JVJ
Post by: OtherEric on April 20, 2011, 04:37:35 PM

For the "take a badly damaged book apart and put it in sheet protectors in a binder" trick.  This is quite obviously a method of last resort.  But it's turning the book I'm scanning now from "I'm going to destroy this book to scan it" to "I will have a perfectly usable reading copy- reference copy if I ever need to rescan" that I can enjoy without worrying about destroying whatever is left if I try to read it again.

Too often we get the hype on high grade books, or preserving what condition there is at the expense of not being able to enjoy what we have.  Thank you, Jim, for reminding us about what's important with these books, and giving us a practical solution to those falling apart copies.

Title: Re: Another reason to thank JVJ
Post by: Geo (RIP) on April 20, 2011, 06:38:47 PM

Here, here!!

Geo

Title: Re: Another reason to thank JVJ
Post by: BobS on April 20, 2011, 09:05:16 PM

JVJ deserves an award for best comic book project, for allowing his extensive collection to be scanned.
Don't know what happened to the Alley Awards, but KUDOS to you, Jim!
Best,
Bob

Title: Re: Another reason to thank JVJ
Post by: Yoc on April 20, 2011, 10:57:19 PM

Well said guys.
:)

Title: Re: Another reason to thank JVJ
Post by: JVJ (RIP) on April 21, 2011, 04:02:41 AM

Tout le plaisir est pour moi, mes amis.

Peace, Jim (|:{>

Title: Re: Another reason to thank JVJ
Post by: bminor on April 21, 2011, 06:15:23 PM

I would like to personally thank JVJ for his contribution to the site.

The scans from his books will live on long after the cheap pulp that the comics are made of has crumbled to dust.

B.