Never thought I'd be watching a tutorial on how to open a book, but here I am. Very informative. I now have incentive to open my sealed omnibuses! Excellent stuff!
I just watched this and immediently checked my berserk deluxe edition and sure enough the first chunk of pages are fucked. Did not even realize this was something you're supposed to do. Glad I know from here on out now
This is a very important lesson to learn. I collect sewn bound books before I discovered comics. :D I'm a newbie. Nothing I scream louder at is people reviewing Omni's and start with a freshly opened book and start on page one. I can almost feel the stress on the spine!
From personal experience with other books, that damage was caused due to the perfect binding of the book (the glued binding) and most likely storing the book with the spine face up. As a result the spine collapsed, which caused both of the terrible folds in it which you can see at the end of the video. Also note how the outside of the spine imploded and the outer covers are bowed, this sort of damage points to the book being stored with the spine facing up and gravity pulling it down. The damage isn’t from reading, rather it is from improperly storing the book.
@@bernielockard1827 I would think they mean that it was possibly stored in a box, with other books, and the spine was facing up so if you opened the box you would see the spine.
I thought the same thing. When he showed the book at the end I was like “that has NEVER happened to any of my hardcovers”, I think you’re right it wasn’t properly stored.
I have had serious anxiety with omnibus books for years despite liking having as much in one book as possible and this video is changing my whole game Thank you for this!
Your every Spider-Man Omnibus vid convinced me to buy my first omni, your recommendations have led me to the golden goose that is InStockTrades, and I don't recall which video it was but I learned this technique from you too. Thanks for all the great life choices, stay minty fam.
Was literally searching for how you dust or what maintenance you do for your statues and found this. Just got my first Omni and had no idea! That’s for being a real one Gem!
Who would think that there would be a video on how to open an omnibus? Lol. But thanks. I have the 10th anniversary of Final Crisis and it’s huge. I just followed your lead. Thanks. 👍🏻
Gotta tell you man I really appreciate your channel and your informative videos. You have inspired to finally order my first omnibus which I’m getting delivered tomorrow! 10th anniversary Flashpoint omnibus I’m so stoked bro! Can’t wait to stretch that spine🤘😎
Never realized you had to do this. I have OCD about things like books being messed up. Along with them being expensive just pisses me off when they are beat when dumbass at amazon ship them in paper bags. Imma do this from now on thanks for the video.
Great vids man. You cover so many good topics. You should redo your "every omnibus released so far" vids now that you're using a better camera, showing more book content, and with your intro and other effects. I've been wondering about the upcoming X-Men Revolution and Wedding of Cyclops & Phoenix books. Great videos dude.
good video. Thanks, I knew none of this and I'll check some of my older omni's. I have some DC books that I have checked since viewing this vid and so far they aren't damaged like your Daredevil book.
One of my local bookstores was selling the BEFORE WATCHMEN omnibus for $75 and its spine was completely messed up. The binding seemed to have been torn off about half way. It’s a complete rip off that they were selling it at that price in the condition it was in. And that’s something I see all the time with bookstores and online. They’ll have an omnibus in absolute garbage condition but then still somehow expect retail price. Insane!! More people should watch this video.
Very helpful video. My boy is copping me my 1st Omnibus (Ultimate Spider Man: Miles Morales) for my BDay next month from 💎 #1 non-sponsor IST. I was gonna buy it, but decided to hold off and get someone else to get it for me. Lol! 🤓 This video will be a reminder how to do my bus right. Feel me? YO 💎, that opening needs to use the MK voice over and say “Gem Mint Wins ... Flawless Victory... Babeality”. That would be a beast.
Gem Mint Collectibles I know bro. Shits fucked up. Never heard of them dudes like most of us until you came along and kept them fools in business. We appreciate all you do.
I just got a new omibust manga of Highschool of the Dead and wanted to know how to read it so I don't damage it. I have other omibust mangas but they are not in hard cover which I had know problem reading. With this one I didn't want to risk it, I'm so glad I found your video and thank you for it very much. I learned a lot.
Not many I would guess because a normal person usually closes their book after reading their omnibus. Most people take 2-4 sittings and don’t touch the omnibus in the next 5 years so damaged spines usually never happen
From what I've been reading, this helps but can't save the DC omnibuses because their bindings are terrible these days. You can read it all over: Flash, Green Lantern, Batman. Seems to be the ones printed coming out of Canada. I just started buying omnibuses, but I might go back to trade paperbacks because they seem less likely to break.
This was awesome. I didn’t know of this, and I found I some what damaged my New Teen Titans Vol. 1. I just used this for the rest of my omnibus books, so thanks!!
Just started collecting omnibuses in the past year, and this was an extremely helpful video for me. How do you recommend storing the huge books? I have read storing them vertically, as you do, can cause problems with the spine of the book, as the text block is being pulled down, since it isn't level with the book shelf. Have you seen any problems in your omnibuses from this? Thanks for all of the great content, love your channel.
I saw a video where someone put foam on the bottom of the larger books to lift and even the pages for relief on the spine. You can see the U curve from the weight of the pages. I just put folded paper under my bigger books especially those over 1000 pages.
Did not stretch the spine of my Berserk Deluxe Edition 1 book. My first ever manga, by the way. I instinctively knew that there has to be a proper way to open a hardcover book. So I searched online and found out that you are supposed to slowly break in the book. Hardcover books are like a machine and need to be gently lubricated. Gotta stretch that spine. Glad that nothing happened to my book and it is still in Mint condition. Broke in Deluxe Edition 2 and 3 though :). Practice makes perfect.
Thanks man, having some issues with one of my berserk deluxe copies and wanted to see if there were any preventative measures. I'll try this from now on.
The way to take care of a book is to not open the book 180° or more. Hold the book in such a way to allow it only to open like 150° or so. Or cross your left leg and prop the front part of book against the thigh and hold it down with your fingers. Books get damaged because they get opened too far or because they get squished. If you have a hard spine crease in a paperback book make more light creases to the spine throughout the book here and there by opening it far and applying some pressure. Then it will be easy to flip through and not pull towards one bad part of the spine while reading.
Never thought I'd be watching a tutorial on how to open a book, but here I am. Very informative. I now have incentive to open my sealed omnibuses! Excellent stuff!
One of he most useful videos for every comic book fan.
me who knows il never be able to afford either.....
3 years later still coming useful😂😅😅
@@ahaan8388 i wish you that you can afford them someday dude!
@@kirbyhairline i have a question so when u open a omnibus like that how do u read the first page and on?
@@MyBitch925 after you open it for the first time like this, then u can just read the book normally after that
I just watched this and immediently checked my berserk deluxe edition and sure enough the first chunk of pages are fucked. Did not even realize this was something you're supposed to do. Glad I know from here on out now
Yeah I noticed this way too late with my Berserk deluxe editions. They're obviously still readable but now I'm paranoid.
Now remember kids, *ALWAYS STRETCH THAT SPINE*
This is a very important lesson to learn. I collect sewn bound books before I discovered comics. :D I'm a newbie. Nothing I scream louder at is people reviewing Omni's and start with a freshly opened book and start on page one. I can almost feel the stress on the spine!
Thank you for this man,
I picked up 7 volumes of Berserk deluxe, you probably just saved me a ton of headache and money by showing this.
i taught this to each of my classes when i taught literature for four years. I would NOT let the expensive texts that the school bought go to waste.
Yeah. All of our History books are super screwed up.
Excellent. My history teacher taught me, and I’m glad to see the knowledge being shared here.
From personal experience with other books, that damage was caused due to the perfect binding of the book (the glued binding) and most likely storing the book with the spine face up. As a result the spine collapsed, which caused both of the terrible folds in it which you can see at the end of the video. Also note how the outside of the spine imploded and the outer covers are bowed, this sort of damage points to the book being stored with the spine facing up and gravity pulling it down. The damage isn’t from reading, rather it is from improperly storing the book.
You deserve way more likes
What do u mean spine face up. How else are you supposed to store them then what he has behind him??
@@bernielockard1827 I would think they mean that it was possibly stored in a box, with other books, and the spine was facing up so if you opened the box you would see the spine.
I thought the same thing. When he showed the book at the end I was like “that has NEVER happened to any of my hardcovers”, I think you’re right it wasn’t properly stored.
Never had a clue. Best vid i could have seen before starting to collect
I have had serious anxiety with omnibus books for years despite liking having as much in one book as possible and this video is changing my whole game
Thank you for this!
Nice new graphics gem, like to see how the channel keeps getting better
Your every Spider-Man Omnibus vid convinced me to buy my first omni, your recommendations have led me to the golden goose that is InStockTrades, and I don't recall which video it was but I learned this technique from you too. Thanks for all the great life choices, stay minty fam.
My first omnibus is arriving in two weeks so this video was very helpful
I was gonna purchase a omnibus recently but decided to hold off. Glad I saw this video before I go back to purchase the book. Appreciate it. 👍
Been following for the past month...getting my first omnibus tomorrow, perfect timing watching this video. Thanks Gem
I just bought my first omnibuses (9 total) and didn’t know anything about taking care of the spine. Very useful video!
Great advice. I'm going to do what you said when I open my Conan Omnibus. Thank you!
Thank you no one has ever mentioned this to me glad I found you
Really good information. My ocd wouldn't allow me to have that daredevil in the house. I'd spend more time staring at the flaws than reading it
New intro looks mint!
Was literally searching for how you dust or what maintenance you do for your statues and found this. Just got my first Omni and had no idea! That’s for being a real one Gem!
If a book has been stored on a shelf for a long period of time do you need to regularly stretch the spine or does the original stretching suffice?
Pro OMNIBUS connoisseur right here yo. He's also the funniest dude reviewing comics, love it!!
Man, I'm so glad I ran across this before I bought the Berserk deluxe editions. I would have ruined all of them, haha.
Who would think that there would be a video on how to open an omnibus? Lol. But thanks. I have the 10th anniversary of Final Crisis and it’s huge. I just followed your lead. Thanks. 👍🏻
Gotta tell you man I really appreciate your channel and your informative videos. You have inspired to finally order my first omnibus which I’m getting delivered tomorrow! 10th anniversary Flashpoint omnibus I’m so stoked bro! Can’t wait to stretch that spine🤘😎
This is a good vid for beginners Gem because unlike other spine vids you actually have a damaged book for an example 💎
yea i was thinking that same thing...good thing i had a jacked up book
3:31 Oh man, I can't watch!
Same
Great video, and yes please do the statue cleaning video next.
Just got my first omnibus. I came straight to GEMMINT to see the proper way to treat it. Thanks
Never realized you had to do this.
I have OCD about things like books being messed up. Along with them being expensive just pisses me off when they are beat when dumbass at amazon ship them in paper bags.
Imma do this from now on thanks for the video.
Thanks to your channel and some others i NOW have my FIRST omnibus... and now going to watch this to make sure i dont mess it up lol
I just ordered that book ☺
An omni is like a person that works out, gotta stretch that spine first before you exercise or risk damage. Thanks for the vid.
My 1st omni is on its way through the mail, so I found this video at a good time. Now its doesn't has to be a trial and error thing
What a great video! I’m new to collecting omnibus books and I will definitely do this before reading any of them! 🙂
Great vids man. You cover so many good topics. You should redo your "every omnibus released so far" vids now that you're using a better camera, showing more book content, and with your intro and other effects. I've been wondering about the upcoming X-Men Revolution and Wedding of Cyclops & Phoenix books. Great videos dude.
I’m so glad you did a video for this, been thinking of getting some omnibus’s and this is so helpful to know. Thanks Gem 💎 😁
Love stretching the spine of a new omni. That Secret Invasion has some great binding
Would never have thought to do this before watching this
I collect both manga and traditional literature in hard cover and this is very useful knowledge.
Very useful !!! Thank You so much 4 these video !!!! Have a great weekend !!!
"Don't do it like a savage"
Uses a box knife, LOL :)
Very good video. Please people, care for your books. Good advice bud! Thanks
good video. Thanks, I knew none of this and I'll check some of my older omni's. I have some DC books that I have checked since viewing this vid and so far they aren't damaged like your
Daredevil book.
Great vid ! Things like this are always useful for a beginner who’s scared to open there own 💎👍
Dawg you got me buying these now.
Thanks for the info just got my Venomnibus really helpful
Just bought my first omnibus; the rise and fall of the batmen, haven't cracked it open yet. Thanks for the advice!
these How To's would be a dope series
Very important video,i’m definitely going to adopt your technique,thanks Gem👌🏻
One of my local bookstores was selling the BEFORE WATCHMEN omnibus for $75 and its spine was completely messed up. The binding seemed to have been torn off about half way. It’s a complete rip off that they were selling it at that price in the condition it was in. And that’s something I see all the time with bookstores and online. They’ll have an omnibus in absolute garbage condition but then still somehow expect retail price. Insane!! More people should watch this video.
I just bought my first omnibus. Thanks for the tips
As an omnibus noob, I appreciate you.
I always do that to my omnibus now ever since I started watching you.
This is how you should break in any hardcover book.
Very helpful video. My boy is copping me my 1st Omnibus (Ultimate Spider Man: Miles Morales) for my BDay next month from 💎 #1 non-sponsor IST. I was gonna buy it, but decided to hold off and get someone else to get it for me. Lol! 🤓 This video will be a reminder how to do my bus right. Feel me?
YO 💎, that opening needs to use the MK voice over and say “Gem Mint Wins ... Flawless Victory... Babeality”. That would be a beast.
lol #1 non-supporter had me dead
Gem Mint Collectibles I know bro. Shits fucked up. Never heard of them dudes like most of us until you came along and kept them fools in business. We appreciate all you do.
yea but theyre still a dope company. i support em so fuck it
THANKS MAN!!! NEVER IMAGINED IT WOULD HELP SO MUCH.
I just got a new omibust manga of Highschool of the Dead and wanted to know how to read it so I don't damage it. I have other omibust mangas but they are not in hard cover which I had know problem reading. With this one I didn't want to risk it, I'm so glad I found your video and thank you for it very much. I learned a lot.
Solid. Breaking all my books in TONIGHT
Great video. Really useful. Thanks
Man, how many people do you think actually damage these Omni's by not doing this. Great tips
Not many I would guess because a normal person usually closes their book after reading their omnibus. Most people take 2-4 sittings and don’t touch the omnibus in the next 5 years so damaged spines usually never happen
Thanks, definitely worked when I just started the Bone Complete paperback edition, 1300 pages
From what I've been reading, this helps but can't save the DC omnibuses because their bindings are terrible these days. You can read it all over: Flash, Green Lantern, Batman. Seems to be the ones printed coming out of Canada. I just started buying omnibuses, but I might go back to trade paperbacks because they seem less likely to break.
Good video! Thank you
Doing this right now i just got 2 volumes of punisher max! Thanks!!
Didn't know there was a specific way to open a Omnibus thanks
My volumes of berserk are coming this video helps a lot
Very nice great job man!
Very important lesson. Tks bro!
Yo thanks for this video. Glad I watched this as I'm getting a few of these types of omnibuses for the first time pretty soon.
Omnibus Yoga 🧘♀️ Very useful! 👏🏼
liking the new title thumbs up man
I had no idea that this had to be done ,,,excellent video
Thanks for the tip, just got done doing it to my 2 Berserk Deluxe Editions, soon doing it to the 3rd.
You look super happy and i dig it
Keep up the good work! One love
Very informative! Thank you!
Genius mate, I may have just got struck into something without this tip
Thanks for the info Gem! Just got my first omnibus which coincidentally is secret invasion lol
Great vid! It helped me a lot with my new acquiered omnibus from Marvel!
This was awesome. I didn’t know of this, and I found I some what damaged my New Teen Titans Vol. 1. I just used this for the rest of my omnibus books, so thanks!!
Just started collecting omnibuses in the past year, and this was an extremely helpful video for me. How do you recommend storing the huge books? I have read storing them vertically, as you do, can cause problems with the spine of the book, as the text block is being pulled down, since it isn't level with the book shelf. Have you seen any problems in your omnibuses from this? Thanks for all of the great content, love your channel.
i havent had any issues yet...i cant see stacking them up the other way
I saw a video where someone put foam on the bottom of the larger books to lift and even the pages for relief on the spine. You can see the U curve from the weight of the pages. I just put folded paper under my bigger books especially those over 1000 pages.
Don't want warp damage, nice how to video!
thanks for the heads up i have a few i got for christmas that i haven't gotten to. will be stretching that spine minty style
Great video, thanks.
I know this video is an old one but very informative... Thanks! Also, I'm not a statue guy but that Electro statue is beautiful!
super helpful man! love your videos
That was a very good demonstration on how tocare for you'r books....I had to give this a thumbs up....:)
Thanks for the awesome video! New to the omnibus game, so this video is very helpful. Love your channel brotha!
thanks!
Cool video. I almost never buy hardcover comics, but I have a fancy looking hardcover copy of dune I'll definitely use this with.
Thanks dude I’m opening a couple of new books right now and don’t want any damage.
Thanks for the video and boiiii that intro though is clean
Thanks man. I just got my first omnibus and I really don’t want to damage it.
Did not stretch the spine of my Berserk Deluxe Edition 1 book. My first ever manga, by the way. I instinctively knew that there has to be a proper way to open a hardcover book. So I searched online and found out that you are supposed to slowly break in the book. Hardcover books are like a machine and need to be gently lubricated. Gotta stretch that spine. Glad that nothing happened to my book and it is still in Mint condition. Broke in Deluxe Edition 2 and 3 though :). Practice makes perfect.
Thanks for tip. This is good for any hard bound book!
I'm waiting for that secret invasion omnibus
Thanks man, having some issues with one of my berserk deluxe copies and wanted to see if there were any preventative measures. I'll try this from now on.
The way to take care of a book is to not open the book 180° or more. Hold the book in such a way to allow it only to open like 150° or so. Or cross your left leg and prop the front part of book against the thigh and hold it down with your fingers. Books get damaged because they get opened too far or because they get squished. If you have a hard spine crease in a paperback book make more light creases to the spine throughout the book here and there by opening it far and applying some pressure. Then it will be easy to flip through and not pull towards one bad part of the spine while reading.
Very helpful info! Thanks
New intro lookin clean af
Wow, I had no idea. Thanks man 💪