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    From Tony Nance@3:633/280.2 to All on Sat Apr 20 22:54:48 2024
    I just received a book order from Amazon, two books in a box, and one of
    them -- a paperback -- was shrink-wrapped. Is this new? normal? What's
    the purpose?

    Tony, puzzled

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  • From Michael F. Stemper@3:633/280.2 to All on Sat Apr 20 23:04:24 2024
    On 20/04/2024 07.54, Tony Nance wrote:
    I just received a book order from Amazon, two books in a box, and one of them -- a paperback -- was shrink-wrapped. Is this new? normal? What's the purpose?

    I've not seen that, but I almost never buy books there.

    My theory, which is mine, is that it could be intended to keep packing materials from getting jammed between the pages of the book, which could
    lead to bent or ripped pages.

    --
    Michael F. Stemper
    A preposition is something you should never end a sentence with.


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  • From Dimensional Traveler@3:633/280.2 to All on Sun Apr 21 00:54:00 2024
    On 4/20/2024 6:04 AM, Michael F. Stemper wrote:
    On 20/04/2024 07.54, Tony Nance wrote:
    I just received a book order from Amazon, two books in a box, and one
    of them -- a paperback -- was shrink-wrapped. Is this new? normal?
    What's the purpose?

    I've not seen that, but I almost never buy books there.

    My theory, which is mine, is that it could be intended to keep packing materials from getting jammed between the pages of the book, which could
    lead to bent or ripped pages.

    The book most likely was packaged and shipped by some company using
    Amazon as their online sales point. I still semi-regularly order books from/thru Amazon and I see a lot of different packaging methods.

    As for "why?", other than "different companies do things differently" I
    have no idea.

    --
    I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky
    dirty old man.


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  • From Paul S Person@3:633/280.2 to All on Sun Apr 21 01:27:04 2024
    On Sat, 20 Apr 2024 08:54:48 -0400, Tony Nance <tnusenet17@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    I just received a book order from Amazon, two books in a box, and one of=
    =20
    them -- a paperback -- was shrink-wrapped. Is this new? normal? What's=20
    the purpose?

    I've seen something like that in a bookstore, but they were large
    paperback volumes of an /Akira/ set and I suspected that this was done
    by the publisher to keep them from getting thumbed to death on the
    shelves.
    --=20
    "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
    Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

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