# Smell of books - in a can! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 3, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-of-books-in-a-can/501812 "2009-07-03T14:19:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-of-books-in-a-can/501812/1 "2009-07-03T14:19:51Z")
Love your e-book but miss the smell of real books? > **[Smell of Books](https://smellofbooks.com/)** > > The smell of e-books just got better Does your Kindle leave you feeling like there’s something missing from your reading experience? Have you been avoiding e-books because they just don’t smell right? If you’ve been hesitant to jump on t 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2009, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-of-books-in-a-can/501812/2 "2009-07-04T04:52:18Z")
Is this for real? ---
**Author:** ![cckerberos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@cckerberos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cckerberos)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2009, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-of-books-in-a-can/501812/3 "2009-07-04T05:51:28Z")
> [@Serenata67](#): > > Is this for real? You’re kidding, right? ---
**Author:** ![Stealth\_Potato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Stealth\_Potato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stealth_Potato)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2009, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-of-books-in-a-can/501812/4 "2009-07-04T06:21:28Z")
New book smell? _New_ book smell?! Pff. Call me when they have _old_ book smell. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2009, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-of-books-in-a-can/501812/5 "2009-07-04T11:07:53Z")
> [@Serenata67](#): > > Is this for real? I didn’t see anywhere to order, so I think it is just for fun. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![troub](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troub/32/14802_2.png) [@troub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troub)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2009, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-of-books-in-a-can/501812/6 "2009-07-04T11:37:34Z")
> [@Stealth\_Potato](#): > > New book smell? > > _New_ book smell?! > > Pff. Call me when they have _old_ book smell. I think that’s “Classic Musty”. Or the “Eau, … Cats” one. ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-of-books-in-a-can/501812/7 "2009-07-04T15:20:55Z")
I totally love the smell of libraries,and no I’m not being ironic. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-of-books-in-a-can/501812/8 "2009-07-04T15:33:10Z")
> [@Stealth\_Potato](#): > > Pff. Call me when they have _old_ book smell. They do. [Classic Musty Smell](http://smellofbooks.com/aromas/classic-musty-smell/) ---
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2009, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-of-books-in-a-can/501812/9 "2009-07-04T16:44:29Z")
Too bad you can’t buy a can. I would love to have one just for the looks people would give me! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-of-books-in-a-can/501812/10 "2009-07-04T16:52:39Z")
Crunchy Bacon Scent? Hmmmm… ---
**Author:** ![MissMossie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@MissMossie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissMossie)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2009, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-of-books-in-a-can/501812/11 "2009-07-04T19:46:48Z")
[Demeter Frangrances](http://www.demeterfragrance.com/Product.aspx?ProductID=926) has a paperback scent. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-of-books-in-a-can/501812/12 "2009-07-04T20:23:56Z")
Warning: Scent of Sensibility is designed for use with women’s fiction. This product should not be used with non-fiction, James Bond novels, or the works of Hunter S. Thompson. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-of-books-in-a-can/501812/13 "2009-07-04T21:28:34Z")
I would totally buy a can of Classic Musty Smell. Mmm. Old books. I’d also get New Book Smell. I love walking into a bookstore and smelling the books (I mean, from the air, I don’t walk around sniffing at individual books!) I was actually a bit disappointed this wasn’t real. Am I really all that weird?