(July 28, 2015 at 5:02 am)BrokenQuill92 Wrote: Why do books smell good?
Actually, the older the book, the better the smell. As compounds in the ink and paper begin to break down, the mimic the volatiles associated with vanilla and almonds. New books (to me) have a rather unpleasant chemical stench.
Boru
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