thank you, yeah it sucks but oh well, i'm trying to work on it so hopefully in the future i'll feel much more comfortable with used books :)

yes i'm fully aware which is why i asked if there was a safe way to do it (meaning a way to disinfect without the use of harsh chemicals)

i'm not aware of every type of disinfectant method in the world so maybe there was a way to do it safely, but turns out there isn't and i understand that now, i don't know what you're getting out of this but i'm done, thanks for your help

you don't need to sugar coat it but you also don't need to come in guns blazing y'know? i never want to damage a book and i was literally only asking if it was possible. this is why i came here first instead of just trying to do it myself. i thought maybe people here could give me advice or tell me it's not possible, and they did and i appreciate that. what i don't appreciate is you assuming i'm likely trolling and also telling me to 'do the world a solid and stay away from old books'. literally all you needed to say was 'no you can't disinfect old books' and leave it at that.

thank you !!

thank you so much for actually being helpful and not antagonising me like some others, i really do appreciate it

yeah i was thinking if it wasn't possible to disinfect a book then i'll just read it online, i just wanted to know if it was possible first

wow i'm sorry i want to read despite being germaphobic, i haven't ever disinfected a book so don't you worry, i was just wondering if it was possible