[dtgriscom]

I've had The Complete on a bookshelf, unread for a decade. And yesterday (!) I decided to start reading it, but man, is there a lot there. About 1500 pages, with each either a Sunday strip or three dailies.

I like your idea a lot, but I'm wondering if leaving such an enormous book open to a page would break the binding. Any trouble with that?

[layer8]

My personal opinion is that books are there to be used in the way one finds most convenient, not art sculptures to be kept pristine. If that breaks the binding, then so be it.

[cmsonger]

So far it has not broken the binding but then I didn't buy it as a collectors piece and if it does break the binding, that's OK with me.

Not deriding book collecting. :) I've been there. I've just decided on this one that I don't care about the book. I care about the experience. I bought it to do this exact thing with.