Books and values

If it is safe, we hope to take one of those river cruises through part of Europe in a few months. My wife found a list of book recommendations for those taking this trip and I thought I should read one. The book I ordered from Amazon arrived today.

I knew the book was not a recent publication and I did think the price for a hardcover being half the price of the ebook version was kind of weird, but I did not expect a used book.

The book was in good shape and not marked up so I am not really bothered by receiving a book someone else has read. Here is what does bother me (see following image).

Inside the front cover I found this stamp. My daugher has one of those front lawn micro libraries that she purchases books for. I have at least one other relative that does the same thing. Of course, I don’t know how this used book came to be sold through Amazon, but the idea that someone may have taken a free book and then sold it through Amazon I find very disturbing. Those folks who take books for this purpose are similar to those folks who roam the aisles of second-hand stores seeing if there is a profit to be made in reselling goods given for free to such outlets bothers me a great deal. I don’t give used stuff to such outlets for this purpose and hope that those who need inexpensive resources can make use of inexpensive appliances or a free or cheap book.

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