Reviews of the physical quality of the book are much more useful to me than reviews of the content, by the time I'm looking at it on Amazon. A poorly printed bo

Reviews of the physical quality of the book are much more useful to me than reviews of the content, by the time I'm looking at it on Amazon. A poorly printed book should get a 1-star review. Packaging or mis-handling, I could even see factoring in (like half the new books I've received from Amazon have had some amount of damage on them, such that I'd definitely have selected a different copy if I'd bought it in a real store). Rude delivery person, maybe not. The only thing that sucks about it is that Amazon seems to mix around reviews of "the same" book (different printings, possibly even slightly different content since some may be expanded, have different forwards, et c.), plus sometimes ship different products with the same product page, so you can't be sure whether the review that says the binding fell apart or the paper felt crappy was for the same product you'll receive if you press "buy now". Which would be why I basically only buy books on Amazon if someone gives me a gift card (still safer than buying electronics there). Their product pages at best suggest what you might receive. I continue to be confused at how the shit they pull doesn't put them on the wrong side of several laws.