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jhowell · 01-27-2026, 04:58 PM

Paperbacks were missing covers because the book seller would return those to the publisher for a refund on unsold books. The rest of the book was then supposed to be discarded. That message was only added because some dishonest book sellers did not honor the agreement.

01-27-2026, 04:58 PM	#76
jhowell Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,245 Karma: 95018123 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Charlottesville, VA Device: Kindles	Paperbacks were missing covers because the book seller would return those to the publisher for a refund on unsold books. The rest of the book was then supposed to be discarded. That message was only added because some dishonest book sellers did not honor the agreement.