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<blockquote data-quote="Kichwas" data-source="post: 991706" data-attributes="member: 891">I don't buy a book sight unseen.But I also won't buy a damaged book, and Roleplayers are some of the most book-damaging people I've ever seen.A lot of people hold pages by the middle of book, and put a little crease or dent in the page where they push in their thumbs. I'd say 90% of roleplayers do this - I've never met one who wasn't a comic book collector who didn't do this.About 70-80% of the general population does it as well, so if you think you don't it's probably because I didn't describe it well.Anyway, I won't buy a book that has the mark that this leaves in it.That eliminates almost any unshrinkwrapped book on a shelf.The second crime I see a lot is people who press pages flat to read - even in hardcovers this utterly shreds the binding glue. So If I can spot that on a book in the store, I put it back. With my keen eyes (I've got what amounts to low-light vision, and 20/10 eyesight) I can pick it out more often than I'd like...So I want to buy the book that's wrapped. But I also want a copy to flip through. This means I want my retailer to open one copy and leave it there to read, and not sell it until all other copies are gone.But I also realize my retailer is rarely dripping in excess cash. So the above desire is not often something they can meet with all but the most high volume product...-shrug-It's a problem with no easy solution.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kichwas, post: 991706, member: 891"] I don't buy a book sight unseen. But I also won't buy a damaged book, and Roleplayers are some of the most book-damaging people I've ever seen. A lot of people hold pages by the middle of book, and put a little crease or dent in the page where they push in their thumbs. I'd say 90% of roleplayers do this - I've never met one who wasn't a comic book collector who didn't do this. About 70-80% of the general population does it as well, so if you think you don't it's probably because I didn't describe it well. Anyway, I won't buy a book that has the mark that this leaves in it. That eliminates almost any unshrinkwrapped book on a shelf. The second crime I see a lot is people who press pages flat to read - even in hardcovers this utterly shreds the binding glue. So If I can spot that on a book in the store, I put it back. With my keen eyes (I've got what amounts to low-light vision, and 20/10 eyesight) I can pick it out more often than I'd like... So I want to buy the book that's wrapped. But I also want a copy to flip through. This means I want my retailer to open one copy and leave it there to read, and not sell it until all other copies are gone. But I also realize my retailer is rarely dripping in excess cash. So the above desire is not often something they can meet with all but the most high volume product... -shrug- It's a problem with no easy solution. [/QUOTE]

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