Second Hand Books

joules99 | 18:02 Fri 07th Oct 2005 | Arts & Literature

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I read plenty of books and usually buy second hand, can anyone tell me why often in second hand books a corner of one of the first couple of pages has been cut off?

How do you identify the narrator in a novel.

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Quizmonkey

Probably been remaindered by the publisher so the cut (sometimes a nick, sometimes a marker line across the page edges) prevents the book being sold at cover price.

Kingaroo

Or maybe because a price was written there and the new seller doesn't want to confuse you.

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