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Originally Posted by rhadin
1. Rumor has it that HarperCollins and Borders Books are negotiating a deal whereby HC gives Borders a larger discount in exchange for a no return policy. If so, it would be the first crack in the current industry waste system.
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If the upshot of this is individual Borders stores being responsible for local disposal of unsold books, I'm not sure it's positive. Such a system would make it likely that a significant amount of books would be disposed of in ways that could be detrimental to the environment (not all waste disposal systems are alike).
On the other hand, if it encourages Borders to be more frugal in orders, resulting in less waste, that would be a good thing.