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Even if they were interfaces, it screams of the "model your code after physical objects" approach, where a system has 1 enormous "Book" type which represents all the things you can do with a physical book.

It seems unlikely that the same type should be "Shelfable" and "Readable" / "Pagable," because they describe distinct sets of operations. When a book is on a shelf, you can't page through it. If you "read" a book on a shelf, you only see the title, author, and maybe some pull quotes.