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WillAdams 38 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Chopping up books when they're physically too big

Yeah, really, Barnes & Noble marketing is missing a beat by not printing that as a bookmark to include with new book sales after asking the question at the register, "Has the person you are buying this hardcover for ever opened a new book correctly?"

Oblig. XKCD:

https://xkcd.com/1053/

(which I kind of wish was comic #1,000 so it was easy to remember/link)

account42 38 days ago [–]

A better solution would be for them to just pre-open the books so you don't need complex rituals to read them.

WillAdams 38 days ago | [–]

If I buy a new, unread book, I expect to be the first person to open it.

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