Introduction - Is there any other fun besides the fun of reading?
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The fun of smelling books
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The fun of filling in the missing series
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The fun of collecting bookmarks
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The fun of collecting autographs
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The fun of writing
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The fun of wrapping books
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The fun of discovering notes in books
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The fun of meeting the luck of book tech
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The fun of traveling to bookstores and libraries
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The fun of meeting the author in person
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The fun of writing book reviews
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The fun of visiting literary museums and memorial halls
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The fun of finding books in movies
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The fun of giving books as gifts
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The fun of finding typos
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The fun of looking into someone else's study
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The fun of fixing broken books
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The fun of finding first editions and out-of-print copies
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The fun of watching a book festival
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The fun of hiding books
The End of Fun: The Pain of Becoming a Bookkeeper

Reading is a moment of pause, and joy comes even without reading!
How to enjoy books from all angles

Is the joy of reading truly the only pleasure we can derive from books? If you're a bibliophile whose book buying speed surpasses your reading speed, you'll agree that there are endless ways to enjoy books.
Feel the texture of the cover with your hands, smell the subtle scent of the paper, and collect bookmarks that you like.
The appeal of the medium of books itself is as deep as its long history.

And how rich is the culture created by books?
You can't miss out on the fun of exploring bookstores and libraries boasting various charms, visiting memorial halls of your favorite authors, and occasionally stopping by book festivals to browse books.
There's the fun of writing book reviews or copying down your favorite passages, the fun of carefully selecting a book to give as a gift, the fun of trying to acquire a first edition or collecting a series you haven't completed yet.
There's also the little fun of spotting typos and feeling proud.
When I pause for a moment while reading and look back, I see only the moments of joy I had with the book.

Author Kyung-Guk Cho, who loves books more than anyone else, has collected the moments he spent playing with books in this book.
This is a compilation of twenty different pleasures I've had while handling, sharing, and talking about countless books over the past ten years of running a used bookstore.
The book story of author Kyung-Guk Cho, who traveled across Eurasia on a motorcycle to reach the bookstore of his dreams and wrapped his books tightly in fast-food packaging, is filled with the joy of a bibliophile that will make any book lover nod in agreement.
Even for those who have felt distant from books, the book's all-encompassing charm is so captivating that it will make you want to dive right in and play with it.

“It’s a book even without looking at it!”
The fun hidden in books, enjoyed by looking into various details.

Although we live in an age where it's easy to buy books online, there's definitely a certain charm to books that you can only experience by seeing and touching them in person.
Weight and texture, color and smell.
The moment when the content of a book you've been reading with pleasure perfectly matches the physical properties of the book is one of the greatest joys of reading a paper book.
Each part of a book, such as the spine, back, and head, subtly shows off its charm as if the book were one body.


There are many hidden fun elements in this book that allow you to enjoy the book itself.
The ribbon, which can sometimes feel cumbersome, can be cut off and used as a bookmark.
As writer Kyung-Gook Cho said, who often uses bookmarks made of ribbon, we wrapped it with a 'bookmark ribbon' that can be made into a bookmark.
There is also one more line hidden on the front flap of the book.
When you fold the wings into the text, the lines will fold and the spine will be completely covered.
A picture resembling the string of a book that a cat is playing with appears.
You can also see that cat at the bottom of the left page of the book.
Do you remember those flipbook animations you used to see when you flipped through a stack of papers as a child? Turn the pages and you'll enjoy a fun animation of a cat knocking over a stack of books and knocking them down.

As you follow the fun of looking through the book, you will gradually become captivated by its endless charm.
Author Kyung-Guk Cho says this:
“The sole purpose of writing this book is to get people to bookstores and buy books.
I wanted to share with you the many fun things about books that will make you want to buy them and keep them at home even if you don't read them." Let's put aside the fun of reading for a moment and have fun with books!