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Even books aren't safe. Support your local booksellers! https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/02/amazon-caught-selling-counterfeits-of-publishers-

• dan-robertson 6y ago
  Even for non-counterfeit books, I’ve often got shit quality print-on-demand versions with plates that look like an inkjet printer running low on ink and with the letters having fuzzy boundaries.
  • steelframe 6y ago
    For books I've gone from buying on a Kindle to Kobo+OverDrive which I use to check out e-books from the library. But I'm one of those freaks who actually prefers e-ink devices over dead tree books.
    • 80mph 6y ago
      I love my Kobo e-reader. Syncs perfectly with my library and Pocket, and using the natural light feature hasn't hampered my ability to fall asleep.
    • Moru 6y ago
      So instead of dead tree books it's better with dead ecosystem electronics? :) Have you seen what they do in China too get those rare earth minerals needed for electronics and batteries?
  • aaron-santos 6y ago
    I purchased a book this year which included encoding errors. Original greek text which amounted to a couple of quotes was replaced with garbage output. Tables were printed but unformatted. Furthermore, it only included the first 1/2 of the text. The entire second half of the book was missing. I could look past many of these except for the last. Selling half a book is fraud.