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There are dozens of pet peeves that get on book readers’ nerves. Like Amazon shipping you every single book in its own separate box when order loads of them or when the bottom parts of 2 pages are still connected. Then there are the big no-no’s that will make any book lover mad. Like people burning books or tearing off the pages of the books that they’re reading. One. [Rip.] By. [Tear.] One. [Rip.]

We know that you enjoy books, dear readers, so we here at Bored Panda have collected a list of pictures that will infuriate any book lover and literature enthusiast. Scroll down, upvote your fave pics, and let us know in the comments what other book-related things get your blood boiling.

Bored Panda reached out to The Willoughby Book Club, the UK's leading personalized book subscription service, and spoke with Director Marianne Chala about the pet peeves that book-lovers have and the things that infuriate them the most. “Our staff are comprised of book obsessives, booksellers, and library assistants—I was a bookseller myself for 20 years before joining The Willoughby Book Club, so we have seen a lot of abominations towards books in our careers!” she said. Scroll down for our full interview with Marianne, as well as our chat with the founders of the Book Box Club.

#1

The Only Book In The Store That's Wrapped In Plastic Is This One

The Only Book In The Store That's Wrapped In Plastic Is This One

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K. aka letmeplaywithkittens
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5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That’s a big f**k you to the author. Not cool. EDIT: the author would not be happy about the ironic packaging.

ƒιѕн
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks like a few of the black ones in the back are also wrapped in plastic.

Mark
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On the back cover it says "DONT BUY THIS BOOK TO BEGIN WITH"

CbusResident
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is like when I, seriously, worked for one day for The Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), the 'clipboard people', the young liberal idealists who go around 'raising money for the environment.' Their little leader was driving us to our first round of door knocking. We're getting in the car, and I ask: 'Is this car electric or run on alternative fuels?' Little leader: 'Oh no. We didn't take the time to set up anything like that.' At this time and place electric cars did exist for sale or short term leasing. So yeah PIRG, it's so critical that everyone else goes green and gives PIRG their money to promote that, but PIRG itself getting greener? 'Well, you know, that's a lot of trouble and all...'

Living_Shadow
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It almost feels like it was done on purpose..

S.
Community Member
5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You have become the very thing you swore to destroy.

Kimberley Thomas
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I screamed out loud and scared one of my cats.😣😥

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    #2

    No God, Nooooo. God, Please No

    No God, Nooooo. God, Please No

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    Samantha Lomb
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Given that Dewey was such a noted sexual harrasser BY EARLY 20TH CENTURY STANDARDS, the American Library Association banned him, he can spin like a top for all I care.

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    Marcellus the Third
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    EVERYONE knows books are sorted by colour (wavelength) first, THEN height, THEN thickness. Amateurs.

    Aragorn II Elessar
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then, afterwards, reverse alphabetical by the last letter of the author's middle name

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    Not-so-MadMax
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This does not infuriate me, these books have clearly been treated with attention and respect by the cleaners.

    Sergio Bicerra
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My thought, takes dedication and respect to put them in size order,.

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    Elli Rahim
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can you hear the screaming all the way from here? (Former librarian speaking)

    Gipsy Kings fan
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The library had obviously never done a deep clean before, and had hired a new person who didn't know anything about the Dewey Decimal system or libraries in general. They must have thought they were doing a good thing by making the shelves look "neat" as well as cleaning them. You can't really blame this person; blame the person who hired them. That person should have given them the instructions not to change the order of the books in any way.

    Christophe Beunens
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now, you just need to change the computer system, to add the size of the books, and you can find it again.... It's in the white aisle, 18,66 cm tall ...

    Jo Choto
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a librarian, let me tell you, this is a nightmare.

    RitaGG
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who would even take the time to do this? Anyone who has cleaned for even a short period of time knows to take things off the shelf and put them right back the way that you found it.

    Nea
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He should have been told and trained how to do this.

    John Doe
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Librarian gonna kick his a*s

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    #3

    Ordered 27 Books From Amazon On A Single Order. Got 27 Boxes With 1 Book Each Delivered

    Ordered 27 Books From Amazon On A Single Order. Got 27 Boxes With 1 Book Each Delivered

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    Bill
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is enough cardboard to build an adult sized fort. Growing old is mandatory but growing up is not

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    Foxxy (The Original)
    Community Member
    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My son would have a field day with those boxes, he is always creating things with any boxes he can find. His latest creation was a car with paper plate wheels.

    BlackRabbit
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    good for him, don't let it die out. let's wish that person who got the boxes has a son like yours.

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    Jo Choto
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is the epitome of wasteful.

    Mark
    Community Member
    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Used to get this at work. Some sheds were customer order only but the supplier would only ship them 4 at a time to us so we always had 3 more than we needed. So when we placed 4 customer orders we thought, great they will all be gone. Wrong! we actually ended up with16 sheds!

    Elli Rahim
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have cats, can I have those boxes once the books have been liberated?

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    Marianne said that some of the pet peeves that she and The Willoughby Book Club have include artsy houses where people arrange their books with the spines facing inwards. “This is a crime against literature,” she told us.

    Cracked spines also anger Marianne and her staff, especially when it’s done on purpose and in front of patient, long-suffering book lovers. The book club also hates film tie-in covers (“We’re all snobs, and loathe these!” Marianne exclaimed), as well as books bought just for show without any intention of reading them.“

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    Bored Panda also spoke to Marianne about the worst things that she’s ever seen somebody do to books. Among these was a beloved book lent to a family member that was mauled by a dog, a burst pipe that destroyed a whole collection of books and ‘might have’ made Marianne cry, and a large hardback that was sawn in half with a breadknife because it was “too big to read in bed.”

    #4

    This Price Sticker That Ruined The Cover Of This 1908 Book

    This Price Sticker That Ruined The Cover Of This 1908 Book

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    Mark
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thats an easy fix. Glue it back down to begin with. When it is dry use a lighter to provide some heat directly to the label until it starts to turn black, then peel it off. It might leave a bit of sticky residue behind but a little white spirit will soon remove that.

    ispeak catanese
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Watch me set the book on fire accidentally! Aaaaaugh!!

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    Just Carmen
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's damn Savers. They have idiots there that put the stickers on. They ruin more than just books.

    Beatrice Multhaupt
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    QUICK!!! Get a bottle of TALTINE at your local art supply store. It dissolves the glue on most stickers and eventually evaporates, leaving the original surface intact. Apply sparingly and wait 7 minutes. Peel. very satisfying.

    Elli Rahim
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cries in bookworm....Ugly crying.

    Linda Harms
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've seen books at yard sales that would have been more valuable if the price wasn't written across the cover with a magic marker.

    Pillowhead
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I usually remove price stickers on books by blow drying it.

    Patrick Linnen
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've received first edition SciFi hardback books with this kind of sticker

    Max L.
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you don’t rip more, Id run to a pro in restoration

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    #5

    Instead Of Putting In A Bookshelf, This Coffee Shop Cut The Spines Of The Books And Glued Them To A Shelf

    Instead Of Putting In A Bookshelf, This Coffee Shop Cut The Spines Of The Books And Glued Them To A Shelf

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    Adam C
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just like pockets in womens jeans.

    Leslie O
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now I'm angry about the books AND those terrible fake pockets!

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    Bill
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The owner needs hot espresso poured on them

    zims
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Makes me want to scream. Especially if I saw a book I wanted to read.

    PeachPossum
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine being a book collector and spying a 1st edition of a rare book on those shelves...

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    Raine Soo
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a waste of the books.

    Monika Soffronow
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    5 years ago

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    Yes, but plenty of books get thrown away. and this is one step better than that, but no more.

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    K. aka letmeplaywithkittens
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Books are not meant to be glued to the wall or be decor. Use plants or something else.

    Leslie O
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I detest the DIY crafts that suggest gutting a book to make a cute, secret hiding place!

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    Electric Ed
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And when you realize that, the coffee turns to ash in your mouth.

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    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And it's not even a few books, that looks like about a 100 noooooooooooooo

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    #6

    This Is The Last Page Of A Book In My School's Library. This Isn't The Only Time It Happened Either

    This Is The Last Page Of A Book In My School's Library. This Isn't The Only Time It Happened Either

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    Nea
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The person just made stephen king more mysterious for you!

    BlackRabbit
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    while i love that humor, that person deserves to be in one of King's novel

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    Faith Livengood
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    NononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononoNO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YOU CAN’T DO THAT!!!!!

    Gipsy Kings fan
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the 1967 British comedy "Bedazzled," Peter Cook as the devil tears out the last page in boxes full of Agatha Christie mystery novels!

    logical fallacy
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my school we had the same sheets only they were pink, and they were glued only on their top part on the page. The rest was in the air and you could flip it over to see the inside cover, or in this case the end of the story.

    Foxxy (The Original)
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That would suck big time. I already can’t deal with open ended endings, let alone a book with the last page ruined.

    John Doe
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't give these jobs to students. Especially kids.

    Magpie
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or teach them how, and supervise them.

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    M Adams
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why does your school even have those still? In most schools, students are assigned an ID number (sometimes even a bar code) and the books are checked in and out electronically.

    Efi Karafotia
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Classic. Somebody said "just glue the paper on the last page" and the employee did it to every book the exact same way, without carrying.

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    “From working in bookshops, I have had books returned for a refund that have been dropped in the pool on holiday and are crunchy with sand… or when 50 Shades of Grey was the thing, we’d get copies returned with the spine cracked on the saucy bits. I have seen sandwiches, burgers and on one memorable day, a whole burrito tucked into the shelves with the books… and a large coffee upended on the Christmas display tables of bestsellers— ugh, it’s giving me hives to have to re-live it,” Marianne told us about all the horrible things she’s seen done to books. Poor books. They deserve better.

    Marianne went into detail about book borrowing etiquette and how long it’s polite to hold onto them. “I’m cringing a little at this because I am a notorious book magpie and have ‘accumulated’ quite a few books that were lent to me in good faith. This is Not Okay and was the most frowned upon behavior from the Willoughby team,” she said.

    #7

    Looking Through An Old Cookery Book I Just Found And There's A Squashed Frog As A Bookmark

    Looking Through An Old Cookery Book I Just Found And There's A Squashed Frog As A Bookmark

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    Troux
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe it contains a recipe for frog jerky?

    Bill
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    careful, there might be an eye of a newt a few pages forward

    Wendy
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just threw up in my mouth a little

    Candace Sunlight
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would scream and drop the book, most likely yell "get it off me" even though it wouldn't be touching me by then, and run and take a 45-minute shower to "get it off".

    Marcellus the Third
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Frog looks like a found object, so not sure what's sad here. Not realy different from using a leaf... I have a similarly flat adder I found (not in a book; usually on the toilet seat when a new visitor is coming).

    Elli Rahim
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That was called in oh...which recipe is that? Something...eye of newt, and toe of frog, wool of bat, and tongue of dog...something, something. Mother never could get the proportions right.

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    #8

    This Hardcopy Ela Book Is Complete With Useless Hyperlinks And And Unwatchable Videos. Go American Education System

    This Hardcopy Ela Book Is Complete With Useless Hyperlinks And And Unwatchable Videos. Go American Education System

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    Harley Hans Hoglin
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    5 years ago

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    Alexandru Bucur
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unfortunately, in order to shoot anything into the sun, you need a Δv (pronounced "delta vee" and it's the total change in velocity required for a space mission) of 31.7 km/s, because Earth is travelling at 29.72 km/s around the sun and you have to slow down from that phenomenal speed in order to be sucked in by the Sun's gravity on top from crawling from Earth's gravity well to get to orbit... Of course, you could also use the gravity wells of other planets as slingshots to help you get that tremendous Δv change for less initial thrust, and that's the way it was actually done with actual NASA missions to the sun, but it's much easier to just launch towards deep space, because you can add speed on top of earth's speed and the minimum amount you need in order to escape Earth's orbit is a Δv 18 km/s.

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    Blakkur Sverrir
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, you know, the people responsible for books like that COME FROM said education system. From a certain point onwards its a downward spiral.

    Madison Feehan
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know this all too well from my high school textbooks, (oh and did I mention they're also 20 years out of date?)

    Kristina Thomas
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What?! People were already doing this 20 years ago?!

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    PotterHead
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also someone should really edit the yearbooks. Mine was literally made by students and it was full of missing quotation marks, commas, and periods. There were several sentences that sounded super childish but could have been better if they were reworded. AND SPELLING MISTAKES IN THE SIMPLIST WORDS. I go to a middle school and this book hurts my heart.

    Kateryna
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think they copied an article from the internet without even looking

    Michele Nichols Sulter
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Explains plenty about what the system churns out

    Demi Zwaan
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is just reaching. This is a book with the text and questions for these videos, that you can watch on your pc. Nobody expects you to watch the videos in the actual book, or click the link. How else are you supposed to do this? Is this written by a 12 year old that doesn’t understand books on real paper?

    Kristina Thomas
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh really. I don't see the web address for the video typed out in the book. And to answer your question, some adults aren't even as smart as a 12 yr old. And seeing as how today people value profit over quality products, I expect there really are books this stupid because they know soneone will buy them (WHO?!). Textbook prices are marked up way higher than normal book prices, for profit.

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    Darla Brown
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't stand any books not being used properly. They are not made to tear out pages, burned, play little games or anything but to be read, hopefully to be loved and shared. My parents never bought us books while growing up. However, we went to the library a lot of Friday night's. I loved it there. One Friday i found this very thick book titled " Little Women". I fell so in love with it. I would return it but the next time I would get it again. I remember once I thought I have checked this book out so many times I bet they will give it to me. That never happened of course, but many years later when I was in college during my junior year we had to buy several books and I'm happy to say that I finally got my own copy.

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    #9

    Got Bumped To First Class (Super Sweet) Only To Witness This Lady Tearing Off The Pages Of The Book She's Reading

    Got Bumped To First Class (Super Sweet) Only To Witness This Lady Tearing Off The Pages Of The Book She's Reading

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    Lauren Caswell
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This book will self destruct when read by that lady

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    Xavier Wescott
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this may get me some downvotes (I certainly don't approve of her methods) but my mom did read a book once that told you to self-destruct it. "Imagica" I think it was called. Maybe this is a similar situation? (P.S. my mom ended getting a new copy because she felt horrible about it)

    Marek Yanchurak
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Clive Barker book? Though I think that was spelled "Imajica" (and is now sold as two separate volumes).

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    Raine Soo
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some people don't deserve reading material.

    Kira K.
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    YOU EVER LOOK AT SOMEONE AND WONDER WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE THEIR HEAD??? LIKE NO MA'AM I'LL HAVE TO CONFISCATE THAT BOOK, THANK YOU.

    Faith Livengood
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *Ultimate cringe* I COULD HAVE READ THAT!!! *cries* I love you book! R.I.P

    BlackRabbit
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    like a saying in my country, "some people grow old but never mature"

    spirit wolf
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What sort of other worldly mental illness are all these people suffering from????

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    “We’ve all fallen victim to it (but I’m the only one owning up to doing it myself!). It also raises the issue of hurt in the poor lender. As Alisha says, the lender can feel very let down that the book they love is not being cherished to the correct degree… ‘It’s like seeing a friend mistreated.’ None of us set deadlines, that’s just not how it goes, but I think if you don’t see it back in a few months, you can wave goodbye to it forever.”

    Marianne added: “Despite the risk of books not being returned, we all love books and will take that risk to pass the love on. It’s so great when someone loves a book you’ve recommended, and we’re really lucky to be able to do that for a job!”

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    #10

    Burned Down The "Take A Book, Leave A Book"

    Burned Down The "Take A Book, Leave A Book"

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    Freya the Wanderer
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've been to a couple Little Free Libraries that had been vandalized. There is a special place in Hell for people who do things like this.

    PeachPossum
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey, what a coincidence. I just posted a "special place in Hell" comment about the book murderer. (A lot of book lovers here who think alike.)

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    Dianna Siever
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the most horrible thing I've seen in this post by far.

    Just Carmen
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would someone do this?

    JessG
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rotten kids, neighborhood hoodlums thinking it was fun and funny.

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    deanna woods
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just because you don't want to read doesn't mean you should destroy it for everyone.

    Loki’s Lil Butter Knife
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ugh, this is heart-breaking. There needs to be a special circle in hell reserved for a******s like this.

    Martha Meyer
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's like a 100% chance this was doone by a bunch of teenage boys.

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    #11

    This Hotel Doesn't Allow You To Use Books For Their Intended Purpose

    This Hotel Doesn't Allow You To Use Books For Their Intended Purpose

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    K. aka letmeplaywithkittens
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Books should not be decor. They’re meant to be passports to other worlds.

    Aragorn II Elessar
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “Books are a portal to other worlds, an object that can take you to a place where magic is real or where people fight for the throne. It can project you onto a spaceship or far below the water. It puts you in the lives of those that are being written about, and if you spend your life reading, you have only scratched the surface” - Me

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    Mama Panda
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok I will take a few and "display" them in my hotel room

    BlackRabbit
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    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i always feel like i won the lottery when i can read the book displays in coffee shops and hotels,

    Nea
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is no purpose! For a book!!!

    deanna woods
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why bother having a bookshelf if you don't want people to read the books?

    Just Carmen
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They probably did this because too many of the books were walking away. Sad, but understandable.

    Leslie O
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Makes some sense, but why did they leave them? Does a sign really prevent theft if someone is so inclined?

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    Kimberley Thomas
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This sign should be with #9. The Coffee Shop that cut them on the spines with nothing to show for on the inside. I was going to say this isn't as bad as #9, but now this is just making me think of a museum, where you can't touch anything. A book I feel is a piece of art that should always be touched and read. While items in a museum should only be admired from afar. Such a tease this sign is. They should put up wallpaper that depicts a full bookshelf instead.

    Kira K.
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLEEEEEEEEEE

    Kristina Thomas
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tragic for sure. I wasn't aware until this pandemic shutdown that it's fairly common to use books as decor. WTF. Maybe it's the Instagram culture of obsession with image, putting on a show.

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    Gyu Hyuy
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine my disappointed when I found a business lounge full of books at a Marriott - literary classics, art books - only to discover that they were in fact different covers.for the same uninspiring promotional book about the Marriott hotels. ,

    PeachPossum
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Obviously intended as sleeping aid... Zzzzzz...

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    #12

    I Don't Think I Should Read This Deign Chapter In My Book

    I Don't Think I Should Read This Deign Chapter In My Book

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    Kaisu
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The design is fine, the layout not so much

    Gipsy Kings fan
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No good designer would design a double-page spread where a crucial part of the image is in the "gutter" of the book.

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    Kira K.
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THIS IS EVEN WORSE WHEN IT HAPPENS TO ALL OF THE PAGES IN YOUR BOOK AND YOU HAVE TO GUESS THE LAST TWO WORDS OF EVERY LINE. YOU CAN MISS A WHOLE PLOT LIKE THAT

    mhubert10
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder if this was on purpose...it really drives home the point of good, thoughtful design.

    Bill
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I consider this to be below my dignity. (Deign)

    Leslie O
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe they've gotten rid of typesetters (no, not the kind that actually set type, the modern iteration who use computers to design/lay out the copy) as well as proofreaders.

    Sharon Vaughn
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sort of like that sign that reads, "Plan ahead" with the "d" squeezed in on the end. Not well planned.

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    The Willoughby Book Club offers personalized book subscriptions: they’ll provide you with a bespoke selection of books they think you’ll love and all you have to do is answer a few questions about your reading tastes and genre.

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    “Subscriptions are available for 3, 6, or 12 months in a variety of genres from Contemporary Fiction to Wellness and each month, one title arrives beautifully gift wrapped to your door,” Marianne explained what services the book club provides. “This makes the perfect gift for voracious readers, difficult to buy for relatives, and children building a lifelong relationship with reading alike. We also make the perfect gift for lockdown: let us take the stress out of choosing reading matter for yourself or your gift recipient, and as each subscription is selected with the reader in mind, no two subscriptions are ever the same.”

    The Willoughby Book Club also donates a book to Book Aid International for every subscription purchased. They do this to “work toward their vision of a world where everybody has access to books that educate, inspire, and change lives.”

    #13

    This Store Sells Books Wrapped In Packaging So Readers Can Pick A Book From Just A Sentence. Somebody Opened All Of Them

    This Store Sells Books Wrapped In Packaging So Readers Can Pick A Book From Just A Sentence. Somebody Opened All Of Them

    Only one shelf of the store sells books like these. People usually get these as gifts or when they want to explore new books without judging them by their cover. There are other books in the store so I don't know why the person felt that it was okay to do this.

    chandlerlier_bing Report

    K. aka letmeplaywithkittens
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The same person opens other people’s birthday presents.

    Molly A. Block
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now THIS is an interesting and novel idea!!! I probably would have bought 90% of these books, just to be happy for doing so. A book can be a gift, to someone else, or to oneself.

    Just Carmen
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some people just have to be a******s.

    Monika Soffronow
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The culprit is probably a bored child left to do whatever without adequate supervision.

    Dizzyaudiohh
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Google that sentence and you could probably find out what the book is without opening those up.

    Diana Powers
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's called Entitlement Stupidity.

    mph seti
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Judging a book by one sentence is just as bad as judging it by its cover/title, though...

    Faith Livengood
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would anyone do this! Order them online, or find the others in store.

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    #14

    Book Murderer

    Book Murderer

    alex_christofi Report

    Nea
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You are a book murderer!!!

    Just Carmen
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who does this?! I carried around and read a 5 lb. paperback book and never did I feel the need to cut it in half.

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    spirit wolf
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You need to see a shrink asap. What diabolical fuckery!!

    Sherbaan Naab
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Send them your thoughts and prayers. I'm sure that would cheer the books up.

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    K. aka letmeplaywithkittens
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Excuse the rage. WHAT KIND OF F*****G MONSTER ATE YOU?!!!

    BlackRabbit
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the sickest type.. and yes, i wish a monster "Ate" him instead.

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    #15

    Three Books In The Same Series Produced By The Same Company

    Three Books In The Same Series Produced By The Same Company

    xxwarlorddarkdoomxx Report

    Christine
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I shoot book covers, I think this might have happened because the first two are consumer size and the last one is Library size. They need to add more info on the cover for filing the books so the cover has to be taller. I hate it too. It totally messes up the cover design.

    Katie Allen
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you go carrying books about Chairman Mao you ain't gonna make it with anyone anyhow

    Dave P
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually that is because one of the volumes is from a different print than the first two. When you buy the box set they are all the same size. Someone mux and matched from different sets. Read Dikotter btw, brilliant scholar who had access to hundreds of thousands of documents before the CCP locked them up and ordered him to destroy his copies (he kept the digitial and was banned from China for that). Amazingly well researched book on Mao.

    Binxyminxem
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know that sometimes a paperback book will have a trade print which is smaller than the hardback, but then a smaller paperback maybe later or at the same time. Maybe the last volume is trade? As a bookseller I know I've seen these 3 volumes in the same size and it's much more satisfying to look at!

    Renate Stargardt
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Such things make are triggering my "inner Monk"!

    King Rhythian
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have this set, and they're all the same size for me! Weird, must have been a larger set printed at one point and they got mixed up.

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    Bored Panda also spoke with Kate Morris-Double who founded the Book Box Club together with Libby Harris. “We're both a bit laid back when it comes to books,” Kate told us. “Of course, we love beautiful books and we've got lovely editions and signed copies of things that we like to keep pristine, but generally if someone is enjoying a book (even if that means folding down the pages, eating their lunch and crumbling over it!) we don't like to criticize! The worst thing someone could do to a book in my opinion is buy it, put it on the shelf and never read it!”

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    Neither Kate nor Libby are worried about people who borrow books keeping them for a long time. “If I've lent someone a book it's because I want them to read it, and I know that everyone is busy and that might take time. I wouldn't loan a book that I was worried about getting back,” Kate said.

    The Book Box Club is a subscription box and online book group for fans of young adult fiction. “Every month, we send our members a brand new, beautifully wrapped YA book and an invitation to an online book group, where they can meet (virtually) the author of our featured read, ask their questions and chat to our other members,” Kate explained. “We choose books of all different genres, the only criteria is that they have to be completely brilliant! Books are often signed or accompanied by signed bookplates and we have an option that also includes lots of themed exclusive goodies made by small businesses (Book Box Club) and an option for just the book and book group membership (Purely Books).”

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    #16

    Folding A Page In A Library Book When It Has A Built-In Bookmark

    Folding A Page In A Library Book When It Has A Built-In Bookmark

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    Kira K.
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    who here actually started reading the page?

    JessG
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A dog-eared book, is a well-read book. Maybe I'm a monster, but I don't mind this, and sometimes do it.

    Toasty
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed, I am an avid reader, and I dog ear my pages all the time (only books I own). I find it amusing how it seems to horrify others.

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    Claire Mellusco
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have always hated anyone folding the corner of a book, until I had an autistic daughter who will pull out any kind of bookmark. Now this is the only option!

    Summer Woodsong
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Folding a page is wrong even when there isn't a ribbon. There's enough junk mail in the world to easily grab a slip of paper or a bit of ribbon for a quick bookmark!

    Mama Panda
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dog ears in a book are for dickweenies!

    KateKat
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would never do this to a library book! Only books that have been loved for a while, and have natural creases.

    Cybele Spanjaard
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe they did not see it or know what it was for? Not all are observant even to the obvious!

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    #17

    About Finishing The Book Only To Discover That 10 Pages Are Missing

    About Finishing The Book Only To Discover That 10 Pages Are Missing

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    Julia Daxenbichler
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What I really want to know is...What happened to your hand?

    BlackRabbit
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Movie Logic: that section contains a secret big enough to change the world as we know it, the cure and origin for C-19

    Annabell
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once had a book that, when I was nearly at the end, started at chapter one again! It was a printing mistake. So frustrating.

    Katarina Kay
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bought a book where after a certain page, the page numbers started over and repeated, so I never got to finish it🤦‍♀️

    Theodore Theodora
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or it's an Italo Calvino book, so the missing pages are deliberate. :)

    Savannah Manis
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These are all more than mildly infuriating

    Bunzilla
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a copy of Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban that I thought had about eighty pages missing, so I bought the book on my kindle to read those pages, only to find that those eighty pages had just been placed later on in the book. i don't know how it happened

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    #18

    Polish Catholic Priest And Kids Burning Stuff Such As Harry Potter Books, Lord Of The Rings, Buddhist Figurines

    Polish Catholic Priest And Kids Burning Stuff Such As Harry Potter Books, Lord Of The Rings, Buddhist Figurines

    iamtheundefined Report

    yxkb
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a christian myself I cant imagine what is wrong with the Lord of the Rings. It is about love, bravery, friendship, courage etc.

    Lauren Moore
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My very catholic mother is the one who inspired my love of books. LOTR was her favorite, she read the entire series every winter. Also loved Anne McCaffrey. She loved Harry Potter. I have not been Catholic (or even Christian) since reaching adulthood for many reasons, but I was always encouraged to read anything and everything!

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    Rob Chapman
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel sorry for those children

    Nea
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, i hope they learn to resist soon.

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    Just Carmen
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can't believe this kind of thing is still happening in 2020.

    Freya the Wanderer
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Wherever they burn books, in the end will also burn human beings." - Heinrich Heine

    Loki’s Lil Butter Knife
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You couldn't have chosen a more true quote. These extremist groups are the same ones that spew hate against any human being that they consider "deviant." I'm sure the people in the photograph above are the same ones holding up hate signs and symbols.

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    Iris
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The stupid witch hunters from 1550 called and want their priest back !

    Ray Martin
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Religion: Poisoning the world since 12,000 BC

    togcrewsc
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not the religion, its the people.

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    Troux
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So basically destroy anything you don't understand. Got it. Good luck surviving in the real world, kids!

    Patrick O'Harris
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder if they do that with other books too. Like Advanced Algebra or something.

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    Kate Baumann
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This isn't preaching love, this is hate!

    Landon DeSonne
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    dude i go to church and this is not normal

    Foxxy (The Original)
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They could have just donated it or something. That is just wasteful.

    logical fallacy
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What and doom the rest of us to magical practices and hell? They've got to save us from such depravity. And now if you'll excuse me, I need to go finish a Harry Potter fanfiction I'm writing, just to spite these guys. :P

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    As it turns out, there are lots and lots of things that get on people’s nerves if they’re big fans of books. Like “borrowers” who fold up or even rip your books. Not to mention folks who borrow a book and hold on to it for months or even years without finishing it (most of us are guilty of having done this at least once in our lives, so let’s cut each other some slack).

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    Some literature fans are also merciless when they see somebody folding the book to make it easier to hold while reading. While books should be shown the proper respect that they deserve, we should also ask ourselves if the point of a book is to look pretty or to show that it’s been read. Time and time again. Passionately. Enthusiastically. In our opinion, a bit of wear and tear gives a book character. (You should see our Harry Potter sets!) Not too much wear, though. There’s always a limit!

    #19

    Books That Have This Much Paper Before Chapter 1 Even Starts

    Books That Have This Much Paper Before Chapter 1 Even Starts

    Flufftacular Report

    Kaisu
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This could be a long prologue or a foreword, it's not just waste of paper

    Electric Ed
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't recall Wuthering Heights having either - except for later add ons by modern day publishers. When I pick up a classic, it is because I want to read the classic - not a discourse on literature or the author. So in my book, this is a waste of paper.

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    Foxxy (The Original)
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Without knowing the details it could simply be a prologue and someone just wants some attention or it is annoying stuff like story of the author and acknowledgments.

    CrunChewy McSandybutt
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is Wuthering Heights. No prolog. Though it might be a lengthy forward.

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    April Cursons
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's the academic edition of Wuthering Heights - so if you're studying it, it outlines the key themes etc. Otherwise that's what a contents page is for! Or, you know, just buy a regular copy.

    Elli Rahim
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless that's a really good foreword, I'm not interested.

    Jo Ellen Washburn
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If a quarter of the book is the prologue or forward, I'm not going to read it.

    Alessandra Trabalho
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I NEVER read forewords and not even introductions when they are this long. I want to get to the book.

    Tracey Hirt
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This copy has a long preface. https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/charlotte-bronts-1850-preface-to-wuthering-heights

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    #20

    Dammit USPS. Go Ahead And Stuff A Hardcover Book In My Mailbox

    Dammit USPS. Go Ahead And Stuff A Hardcover Book In My Mailbox

    shankap0tamus Report

    Aneese
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    File a damage claim and buy a new one. Generally USPS will tell you to donate the damaged one when they pay your claim. SOURCE: USPS claims supervisor

    Just Carmen
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some people have absolutely NO brain cells whatsoever.

    Patrick O'Harris
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dont these come in a package saying "Do not bend" or something?

    Kanga9ine
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who has time to read anymore? And those who do may read those words as a challenge. The warping of the human mind is a mystery.

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    artisticINSURRECTION
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I cannot stand it when USPS just jams things into my mailbox. Often times they are used books, sometimes autographed or sketched in...and they just bend and mangle so that they don't have to walk up to the door.

    Pieter Senden
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tea PArty for children? How young do they start with politics?

    Kimberley Thomas
    Community Member
    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least this can be corrected a little by flattening it for a period of time, but definitely report it. Surely, the book fighting back should have been a sign not to bend it.

    deanna woods
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is just stupidity on the mail carrier's part.

    Monika Soffronow
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe it would be a good idea to get a bigger mailbox?

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    #21

    The Downside To Checking Out Books From The Public Library

    The Downside To Checking Out Books From The Public Library

    athenacherise Report

    Jo Choto
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You would not believe the things I have found on/in books over the years.

    Thomas Es Thomas
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The caption underneath is perfect. Aieeeee!

    Patricia Rix
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ewww! This one should be higher up the list! Gross beyond gross!

    deanna woods
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The person who did this is a pervert.

    Kira K.
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *vomits with thorough disgust*

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    Another thing that annoys us is when the publisher decides to completely change the book format for sequels in a series. There you were, putting those books nicely on your shelf and out comes the long-awaited sequel. But there’s something wrong: it’s way bigger/smaller than the other books. And the cover art! Ugh! They completely changed the art style. It’s not like you’re not gonna read the sequel, right? (It’s still a book after all.) But the fact that the set isn’t uniform anymore is going to be like a thorn in your mind for a long, long time.

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    Dust jackets also really infuriate us. They’re supposed to protect hardcover books from dust, damage, and sunlight, but what they really do is annoy the heck out of us! They get in the way, they rip easily, and they end up cluttering our homes when we take them off to read without distractions. When you look at all the things that we book lovers get mad about, it’s surprising we manage to get any reading done at all!

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    #22

    The Perfect Book For A Price Sticker That Won't Come Off

    The Perfect Book For A Price Sticker That Won't Come Off

    bmuck77 Report

    chi-wei shen
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Use a wet kitchen sponge. This book wouldn't get damaged and the sticker comes off within seconds.

    Beatrice Multhaupt
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Taltine, everybody. Book stores usually keep a bottle next to the cash register.

    chaos kitten
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    try a hair dryer to heat up and melt the stickers glue

    Monika Soffronow
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Use a damp microfibre cloth. Simply keep rubbing it, no pressure needed. It will come right off. There's a reason they are called magic cloths.

    Cybele Spanjaard
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I only had known this book existed...

    Rose the Cook
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Remove stickers with eucalyptus oil.

    Shaquille Ellison
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Use eucalyptus or tea tree oil. Bookstores use it to remove or replace old and stubborn stickers

    Donald Holder
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A Qtip dipped in 100 isopropyl alcohol works well and wintbtakebiff the coloring of the book.

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    #23

    This Harry Potter Box Set Doesn't Fit All Of The Books If Any Of Them Have Actually Been Read Or Taken Out

    This Harry Potter Box Set Doesn't Fit All Of The Books If Any Of Them Have Actually Been Read Or Taken Out

    Drake903 Report

    Darko Pešić
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a similar HP set with hard back, and if you take out one, it can barely fit afrerwards

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    Mark
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep, got the LOTR trilogy that has the same problem, as soon as you take one book out you have no chance of getting it back in again.

    nettie netwitch
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why my LOTR paperbacks are tattered in pieces. Bloody box!

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    JessG
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eh, who needs the darn box anyway?

    Elli Rahim
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Somewhere a boxed set designer is screaming....you see, bookworms readily know which spells can be used for effective hexing.

    Clove Kentwell
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This happens with a lot of boxed sets, I usually just put them all on the shelf together.

    KatHat
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This happens with most box sets. The newly printed, unopened books are always slimmer than the books once they're read. I wish they could sort this out.

    Bookey
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This happened with my Harry Potter book set and my Game of Thrones book set

    Jo Choto
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have that issue with my own Harry Potter set. I have read four of them and now can't fit them in the box.

    Marcellus the Third
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You saying the books are magically growing once read, so you cannot be sold a used set as new? I'd say, impressive and very appropriate!

    Savannah Manis
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have the same problem with The Selection series books! They won't fit back in the box!

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    #24

    What A Kid At My School Did To A Library Book

    What A Kid At My School Did To A Library Book

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    Ella
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    those dictionaries can be used in some exams. The student might have cut the hole to use his phone to cheat during the exam.

    Patricia Kasprowski
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Am admittedly old fashioned, but think teachers should collect phones at the beginning of school and give them back afterwards. Hard enough to get kids to pay attention without that distraction added.

    Kira K.
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ugh i HATE when they do that. and besides, they probably had to read a book to figure out how to cut a hole in a book and hide their phone in there.

    Summer Woodsong
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's thing, huh? I used to tuck a paperback into my spelling book. But, I didn't cut it up!

    Jo Choto
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kid should realize that nobody "reads" a dictionary. Bad choice of book in which to hide your phone.

    Elli Rahim
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm shocked at you, Germany. I thought German kids were Kinder.

    Damián Dell'Amico
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Am I the only weirdo here who also likes to read dictionaries?

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    #25

    This Bookshelf Containing Books Placed With Their Spines Facing The Wall. Why?

    This Bookshelf Containing Books Placed With Their Spines Facing The Wall. Why?

    joshyoungdesignhouse , aimeemazzenga Report

    Charles Lafage
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This looks like an installation with a Message about censorship. See the artwork on the walls.

    Rj
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's the collection of mystery books.

    Nea
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Definitely not a book reader.

    Puna
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's actually how, until some time in the 17th century, books used to be shelved.

    Just Carmen
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why bother having books if you're just going to do this with them?

    K. aka letmeplaywithkittens
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Erotic literature or ya adult novels like twilight. I’d display the erotic literature though, being in charge of your pleasure and owning it are not ammunition for others to shame you.

    John Doe
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This would be funny if it's a mystery section of a library. This isn't funny.

    Elli Rahim
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shoot the interior decorator against that wall. Needs some spots of colour.

    Martha Higgins
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Artsy-fartsy? And arranging books by the color of the spines, same thing.

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    #26

    Every Book Was Blocked Like This

    Every Book Was Blocked Like This

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    logical fallacy
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So irritating. If I can't read the summary then I won't be able to buy the book, Karen - I mean, Bookstore!

    PjandBolt
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or when the barcode sticker is right over the title..

    MauKini
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this book was sold at the munich airport. they probably really dont care..

    togcrewsc
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    EVERY SINGLE BOOK IN MY LIBRARY BE LIKE

    Benedikt Schadt
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fun fact: this sticker is from the german book merchant "Umbreit". The book was ordered for a person with the surname "Petersen". Guess they did not want it, so it was put back on the shelf without removing the sticker (which is quite easy without residue, because those are made that way).

    Dizzyaudiohh
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sooooo annoying when stickers are covering the summary.

    Prep To Lose
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pennywise will jump out of the book now.

    Eva Camera
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This article is slowly tearing my heart in half. As a book lover/nerd, I am DEEPY depressed.

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    #27

    Occasionally A Book Will Arrive Damaged - Never Had One That Looks Like It Was Run Over

    Occasionally A Book Will Arrive Damaged - Never Had One That Looks Like It Was Run Over

    mahopaclibrary Report

    Marcellus the Third
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did the DHL guy exit your front porch, pursued by a bear?

    Harley Hans Hoglin
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Got one like that. Use to get books from The Military Book Club. Then two months in a row got letters saying I was late paying for books. Problem was the books came after the late charge, and the second letter came like four days before the book, and the box looked like it had Bee run over. I called and said to remove me from their club.

    Jennifer Hoeting
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had an Amazon delivery person leave a book in a box in front of a downspout in the middle of a rainstorm....

    Cat
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this book is written by Ryder Greed. that's my brother's name!

    James Stoertz
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always wondered what happened to the orders when a FedEx plane crashed.

    Jolee Hang
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have you ever seen Cast Away? I saw it in middle school, I think, and the guy was stranded on an island after an unfortunate crash while working on a fed ex plan. Watch it and see what he did with one of the boxes he saved from the crash.

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    Lisa Atchley
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I sold books years ago online and had one returned from France as undeliverable to the address I shipped it to. There was a bicycle tire track over the book An actual bicycle tire track on the cover and a very ripped up box. I informed the buyer of this and he said it happened all the time over here.

    Aileen
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Reckless Creed"... you don't say.

    Lauren Caswell
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently that book must be delivered by ppl described in the title

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    #28

    It's A Library Book. Don't Be That Person

    It's A Library Book. Don't Be That Person

    itsoutthere Report

    Troux
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If those notes are from the famous writer Anthony Burgess, then they'd actually add to the value!

    Csaba Hegedűs
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually, in my country, a lot of library books get to the library secondhand.

    PjandBolt
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't even write in my own books!

    Freya the Wanderer
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I must plead guilty to this crime - at least two counts, and worse, one when I knew better.

    Jane Dorothy Warner
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a horrible tendency to proofread the books I read, but would never write in another person's book. I just note them and make sure I don't make the same errors in my own writing.

    Rosie Hamilton
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I worked as a proof reader and it's a very difficult habit to get out of when reading for pleasure but it's easy to not mark up the books - just don't read them with a pen or pencil to hand!

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    bee girl
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once had a copy of The Hidden Staircase at my school, and someone crossed out all the lines. Such a waste of time and books. I have always wanted to find an invisible ink message in a book though

    Kevin Burgess
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Edited and annotated by Anthony Burgess? Yeah, I'd buy that and keep it in that condition.

    Kanga9ine
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Consider the possibility the next reader totally disagrees. It's the same as shoving your opinion down someone's throat.

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    #29

    This Bookshelf

    This Bookshelf

    shreksnumber1fan Report

    Nea
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this happens when one is referring to many books at a given time. In the writing phase of my thesis, my bookshelf ws this way. You can lose the argument in a momenta nd Stacking them right was the last thing on my mind.

    Allie G.
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Working on my thesis now. My research collection has outgrown my bookshelves so I have shelves like this and books stacked EVERYWHERE. No flat surface is safe!

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    MRK
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hopefully this pic was taken mid-organizing. Though I do see another pet peeve, stacks in front of stacks so you have no idea what books are behind the front row. These are some deep shelves!

    Charlotte
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a wall of bookshelves that stack 2 deep - it's the only way to store all my books! I do know mostly what is where, as each shelf has a genre / theme (or author, in the case of Terry Pratchett!). If you have a way of making my walls longer or ceilings higher, I'll happily opt for shallower shelves!

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    deanna woods
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Must be either a short person putting books up or two different people putting books up.

    Monika Soffronow
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, the shelving system is obviously not made for books so it doesn't really look like a permanent solution.

    Renate Stargardt
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I work in a second-hand shop ... and have turned very many shelves like the upper, one into the lower ones. That was very satisfying.

    Debbie Pugsley
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nobody can reach the top shelves so they just get thrown up there?

    May Day
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The books were at a party and got back late

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    #30

    Opened The Wrapping On A Fancy New Book With A Pen. I Hate Myself

    Opened The Wrapping On A Fancy New Book With A Pen. I Hate Myself

    JeffGoatMMIX Report

    Nea
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dont be so harsh on urself- u can turn it into a mild design.

    Erica Cochrane
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    oh it's bad when you do this by mistake! i leant a book to a classmate in high school, and she drew a pattern on the side of my pristine book in pen. I was so so angry at her! she offered to replace it, but you couldn't get the same edition any more. I'm still not over it and it was like 16 years ago

    Donna Leske
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With front and back covers opened away from the text block try 000 grade sandpaper, very gently.

    Stefanie Mangold
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pro trick: take a sandpaper with a fine grit and erase it softly

    Faith Livengood
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s why u use a pair of scissors

    Jolee Hang
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Use acetone and a q-tip. I've never tried this trick, but apparently, it works.

    Irene Carlyle
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    listen to Nea (below) she's right!

    May Day
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, you can still read it. That's the important thing. It's not like you burned it or dropped it into the toilet...

    Donald Holder
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Try a Q-tip with isopropyl alcohol, it will remove the ink without wrinkling the pages. Or at least make it less obvious.

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    #31

    When You Borrow A Library Book And Someone Else Has Annotated All Over It In Pen

    When You Borrow A Library Book And Someone Else Has Annotated All Over It In Pen

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    CrunChewy McSandybutt
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can see some idiot doing this and thinking they are helping future readers with their brilliant notes. ( ¬_¬)

    Kanga9ine
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is possible that any number of reasons this book has been permanently tattooed by someone are legit. A picture is worth a thousand words. And the perpetrator may not have committed any crime other than getting a lot more out of this book than anyone else ever will.

    Monika Soffronow
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This may be part of someone's course material that has then been donated to a library.

    BlackRabbit
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i hope this is not a library book, but a personal copy instead..

    Clove Kentwell
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that those kind of booms are interesting, so I get a lot of books at the thrift store. I don’t do it to my books though. I don’t have enough interesting thoughts.

    Ocelotty1
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When everything is underlined, nothing is underlined

    Jerry Stover
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Saves you from doing the searching for important points!

    Eunice Bentley
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this bugs the heck out of me. Even when the book is on my kindle. I don't want to see that 5,430 people highlighted this passage. I like my new books to be pristine.

    Patrick O'Harris
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I'd get back this book at work I swear, that person NEVER gets another book from us AND they pay the damage. WTF who do these people think they are?!

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    #32

    Lent My Friend This Book In Perfect Condition And Get It Back Like This

    Lent My Friend This Book In Perfect Condition And Get It Back Like This

    oksnariel Report

    gloria benado
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never lend books unless you're willing to part with them.

    Foxxy (The Original)
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never lend them a book again. I accidentally ruined 2 of my aunties books, one I spilled a 2L drink all over as I was pouring myself a drink and the other got ruined when I moved house and one of my candles melted all over it. You know what I did, bought my aunty brand new ones without her asking coz that is the right thing to do.

    K. aka letmeplaywithkittens
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those people lose my trust forever. Avoid the winos and bathers who read at the same time. I love both but my books are innocent, and there’s always an audio book.

    CrunChewy McSandybutt
    Community Member
    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a friend lend me a copy of Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (didn't care for it). In the middle of reading it, the spine just disintegrated. I have no idea why. Just bad glue, I suppose. I offered to buy her a new one, but she said it was fine. I still feel bad about that.

    Rosie Hamilton
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have had that happen to books - not borrowed or lent. Sometimes books aren't that well made unfortunately.

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    Lauren Caswell
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah yes. I bought the 4th Harry potter hardcover when it was released, lent it to a friend after I read it. Came back sans dustjacket, front hardcover or first page and the spine was hanging off. I still have it tho! Not the books fault ^-^

    Lizzy
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I got a book that dirty, which I NEVER would, I would buy the person a new one. NO question.

    GFSTaylor
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A friend lent me a paperback. I went away for a week, and when I got back, one of my cats had chewed the front cover to shreds. I apologized and bought her a replacement copy.

    OhForSmegSake
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you borrow a book and it gets damaged buy the person a new book!

    Blakkur Sverrir
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But you got it back. I do not lend books anymore. Never.

    Rosie Hamilton
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I lent my sister several books in one go about 10 years ago and have never seen them again. I didn't make that mistake again.

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    #33

    Really, Used Book Distributor? Was This Really Necessary?

    Really, Used Book Distributor? Was This Really Necessary?

    HoboTheDinosaur Report

    Kira K.
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    some people need a slap in the face sometimes

    elia 84631
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also it happens when i collect video games and need to remove any stickers on it

    Caroline Driver
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe trying to stop someone else selling it on afterwards? Cos the market for used books is sooo lucrative

    Khadija Hammond
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That shows great disrespect for both the author and the seller!

    Patricia Kasprowski
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I buy my books from used book distributors, but they don't do this! Since I read 3-5 books a week, couldn't afford it otherwise.

    Jane Alexander
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Used bookstore in Paso Robles CA does and an even uglier sticker. She defaces her own merchandise. I never went back.

    Kanga9ine
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who cares what the title is!!!!! You can save $ on a book you never would have paid full price for or ever wanted to read ever.

    Kimberley Thomas
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. There's already a cute small yellow sticker on the side.

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    #34

    Found In A Dumpster Behind NYC High School. Donating Books Is So Over Rated

    Found In A Dumpster Behind NYC High School. Donating Books Is So Over Rated

    speckledorphed Report

    Giovanni
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's so difficult to get rid of old textbooks, they get outdated really fast and schools always require specific editions. I tried to relocate my old school books for years but in the end i had to recycle them.

    Ray Martin
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Algebra and geometry haven't changed in several hundred years. This is criminally negligent.

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    Jo Choto
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Donating books is way harder than you would imagine. Unless they are up to date and in perfect condition, none of the donation organizations will take them. The only other way to donate them is to source out recipients yourself and/or pay for postage/transportation yourself. As a librarian, I had a lot of experience with this sad state of affairs.

    Esca Sav
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There were so many books my mom wanted to give to my elementary school because she didn't know what to do with them and to this day I remember the disgusted face the secretary gave my mom when we walked in with them. Told us they wouldn't take it... Library didn't take it either, like wtf? Makes no sense!

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    Monika Soffronow
    Community Member
    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ship them to poor countries, give them to prisons, or give them to refugees or to refugee camps - wherever they are. Give them away for crafts!!! Don't dump them!

    Bill
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Donate them to the prison system

    Faith Livengood
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    RECYCLE THEM! Please?! Lord, help me. OR DONATE THEM!

    Nea
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks like a donation drive where the person/ org organising it couldnt get hold of anything but these dumpsters and asked people in a neighbourhood to donate what they wanted in these. Doesnt look like one person would throw these many books aat a time.

    Emperor Kitten
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those are high school text books. At least in the US those are owned by the school.

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    Kanga9ine
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And schools b***h about how broke they are.

    Molly A. Block
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They can keep those algebra and geometry books, hahahah! In all seriousness, when I volunteered at local thrift stores over the years, and in different states here in the USA, one thing I noticed was that NO ONE wanted school textbooks. They just did not sell, ever... I was in the person who took care of the book department at the thrift stores, since I loved books so much.... but really, the textbooks NEVER sold....

    fogharty
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also, some publishers stipulate that textbooks cannot be donated (gee, wonder why?) but must be disposed of. We would have to have a purge every few years or so at my old (educational organization) job.

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    #35

    Paperback Books

    Paperback Books

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    Ragnhild Nilsen
    Community Member
    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Check ventilation and sprinkler systems. The air humidity is way too high. When you get the humidity down to a reasonable (i.e. really too dry for humans) level, the book will flatten out again.

    DE Ray
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah... Some people actually live in subtropical or tropical climates. The only way we could get the humidity that low is by wrecking the entire world's ecosystem.

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    Summer Woodsong
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just got one that did this. It's a new book, and none of my other books' covers have done it. I think it's a different composition in the cover stock. I've been trying to flatten it, no luck yet.

    DE Ray
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup. Plastic coating on the cover - just thick enough that it doesn't allow humidity to penetrate the cardstock at nearly the same rate as the uncoated side, not thick enough to provide any structural integrity. If the plastic coating was either thinner or thicker, it would be fine.

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    CrunChewy McSandybutt
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you wrap it in a slightly damp towel and place a heavy object on it and let it sit, it will straighten out.

    Caroline Driver
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cheaply produced copy, thin cover, but also maybe heat or humidity. Pile a load of other books on it for a few days, it will flatten it, though maybe temporarily

    Jette Wang Wahnon
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not a big deal...just put them with front cover down and they will be ok

    elfin
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not ideal, but the price is better than for a hard cover. It's just a trade off.

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    #36

    Who The Frigg Wrote This Book?

    Who The Frigg Wrote This Book?

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    Dynein
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was going to say "well, maybe Ryan is the protagonist of a whole series", then noticed the third name on the bottom. Googled it... Ryan is indeed the protagonist. Greaney is the author. Clancy is the creator of the universe where this story takes place.

    Alexandru Bucur
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup. Clancy is also dead at this point, so no way he's going to write anything else... To be frank, I've seen this handled better as "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan in...whatever... by... someone"

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    Marcellus the Third
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now this is a book for people who want to watch a tv movie... The biggest crime here is the large letters "Tom Clancy" (and repeated name on price tag), while that is now just a brand.

    bee girl
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I figured it out via google. Mark Greaney wrote it, it is about Jack Ryan, and it's full title is Tom Clancy: True Faith And Allegiance

    Donald Holder
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    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tom Glancy has become a Hollyweird ghost writer and bonafide sell out. He profits just from using his name on novels writen by other authors. He has pattoned the characters he wrote early in his real writing career so others couldn't use that Character without his name being used and paid a portion of sells profits. Could you imagine how wealthy Shakespeare would have been if he could have done this?

    Foxxy (The Original)
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t understand this, most places that I go to buy books they have the price sticker on or next to the barcode so it doesn’t impede on any significant part of the book. Some second hand shops write the price on the inside of the blank front cover (usually in pencil).

    bee girl
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have never seen anything like this

    Ginny Weasley
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tom Clancy, apparently. It’s not THAT hard to read

    Fay Devlin
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To Clancy, or not to Clancy...

    MarTD
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd read anything by Mark Greaney, just as I devoured books by Clancy.

    Caroline Driver
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tom Clancy is the worst for this, but also James Patterson, 'writes' books with other authors. I am of the opinion that JP just contributes 'he went into the room' and that entitles the other author to put his name on the cover to help sell their book.

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    #37

    My Friend Found This Inside A Math Book

    My Friend Found This Inside A Math Book

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    BlackRabbit
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    looks like a prank book that will shock you when opened

    Giovanni
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seems like some sort of electric trap, who opens the book gets a shock.

    Thomas Es Thomas
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Two-way radio. Not a bad way to cheat. In the time you built it you could have studied though.

    Charlotte
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, but it was most likely built by the person supplying the answers, not the one receiving them. Successful cheating requires either a smart person or a very fast researcher at one end. Or so I hear...

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    Kimberley Thomas
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Show it to a librarian. She/They/He will scream louder than me.

    Kanga9ine
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll give him $10.00 to do the TSA test run. $25 if he gets as far as the boarding area and $100 if he gets on the plane. All he has to do is have his underwear start smoking and the book to tick and never blame COVID19 as the reason he did it. I'm bored. Sorry. Quarantine plays tricks with an already warped sense of humor.

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    #38

    These Book Covers

    These Book Covers

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    Alexandru Bucur
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hah. My dad has these books too and as a kid I've always wondered what they were thinking... In case anyone's wondering, they're Czech books about historic military ships ("Válečné lodě" means literally "Warships") published starting from the 1980s with the most recent one, No.8 coming in 2008. By the sixth volume they had changed publishers so the spine has a pointlessly different numeral as well: https://www.cervenyknir.cz/hynek-valecne-lode-1-6-42486v

    Sharon Vaughn
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd noticed that when shelving Spanish language books (libros en Espanol). Not every country follows our rules.

    Kanga9ine
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder what number two did to earn a reduction in rank?

    Bacony
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?!?

    May Day
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The cover designer can't read...?

    Veverka Obecná
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't understand what is wrong on this picture. I'm Czech and I see only books about ships.

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    #39

    Paid $18 For This From A Used Book Seller On Amazon. They Left Their Price Tag On It

    Paid $18 For This From A Used Book Seller On Amazon. They Left Their Price Tag On It

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    Mark
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes but you were happy to pay $18 in the first place so........

    Annika Jorgensen
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What people also forget sometimes is, if the book is older then ofc the price will be different today. One mans trash is another mans treasure.

    Chantel Atwell
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This happened several times for me. Thing is, you're paying for convenience. You knew what you wanted, you searched for it, you purchased it, it arrived at your door. The person who bought that from you had to go out and get it from somewhere, and hoped for decent selling books. I happily pay $5+ for a book on amazon even if it has a $0.50 sticker. :-)

    Lily Mae Kitty
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    you could also have hit up estate sales and thrift stores and found that book for $2, but you wanted the convenience of buying it online and having it shipped to you. That's how reselling works. We pick it, list it, you buy it, we make a profit, you get your thing with zero work.

    Koalamonster
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We were looking at a radiator for a Model T at a swap meet, the price written on the radiator was 20 dollars. That was an awesome price, we talked to the guy, were interested in buying, until he told us it wasn't 20 dollars it was around the 150 mark. I get buying something and selling it higher, that's how you make money- but seriously, take off the old price. In the case of this book they paid 9 times more than the seller did, nothing wrong with that, but just kind of unpleasant for the purchaser to see. In case you wondered, we didn't buy the radiator.

    Nea
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When somebody asks wh jeff bezos is the rochest man, show this

    Jette Wang Wahnon
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thrift stores are THE best place to find rare and collectable books.

    YoyoSthlm
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well sought after books can cost a lot of money. And did you google the book for the cheapest price? If you didn't, you're an idiot, and if you did then this is what the book is worth now.

    Laurie Ostergaard-Overbey
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i bought a 'meditation' headset with cds, paid $125, goodwill sticker on it was $3.....AND it didnt work, and they ignored me. ugh. beware buying used....

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    #40

    The Bottom Of These Two Pages In My Book Were Connected

    The Bottom Of These Two Pages In My Book Were Connected

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    Harley Hans Hoglin
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've had to cut pages apart, it's not that big of a deal.

    logical fallacy
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, old books (and some oldfashioned ones to this day) always had connected pages at the top and the bottom interchangably, it had to do with the way the pages were printed. So you used a letter-openeror a butter knife, it's not a problem.

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    Ani Archeron
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Once upon a time didn't a lot of books come like that? Wasn't that the purpose of a book knife?

    YoyoSthlm
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes you are right. They did that so it would be easier and cheaper to print, because then they could just fold and not cut the paper.

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    M Adams
    Community Member
    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They get chopped in large stacks by a huge blade. Sometimes pages miss the blade.

    Monika Soffronow
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Years and years ago, a lot of books came uncut, and before you could begin to read it you first had to carefully cut all the pages with a special letter knife.

    ADHORTATOR
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My wife is a teacher - in her books in ancient greek, all the pages were this way... Guess what was my job :-)

    elia 84631
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's very common in old books

    Theodore Theodora
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This seems charming to me, not infuriating. A reminder of how books used to be made by hand and then you (the buyer/reader) would slice them open... I do love a deckle edge. :)

    Bunzilla
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This happened to my fifth grade year book, and so you couldn't see like half the kids' faces

    Mumof1
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And? This is not uncommon.

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