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June 8, 2011
Why Old Books Smell Good
"Lignin, the stuff that prevents all trees from adopting the weeping habit, is a polymer made up of units that are closely related to vanillin. When made into paper and stored for years, it breaks down and smells good. Which is how divine providence has arranged for secondhand bookstores to smell like good quality vanilla absolute, subliminally stoking a hunger for knowledge in all of us." - From Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez's Perfumes: the guide. The Green Apple Core: Drunk on books
Posted by Vanderleun at June 8, 2011 2:12 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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I wish Kindle had this smell. I think if they marketed their Kindle covers with Old Book Smell, they'd sell even more.
Posted by: Jewel at June 8, 2011 2:22 PM
I vote "Best Trivia 2011" for American Digest
Posted by: Hannon at June 9, 2011 6:45 PM