How are you supposed to know if you'll like a book if you can't read some of it.

It had a nice little cafe too, its not like they won't make money on people buying a few coffees and snacks as they read a book they might not buy.

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[–] 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

You read the synopsis on the back? That's why that's there. It also makes sure that books stay new instead of getting covered in greasy fingerprints and folded pages, people genuinely do not care about other people's stuff.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago

    The summary or press endorsements are totally inadequate imo. I always read a page or two somewhere in the middle to check if I enjoy reading it. Fortunately books tend to be sold unwrapped where I live. And no, they're not grimy or anything like that, people do respect them.

    Graphic novels do tend to be sold wrapped where I live (at least in my usual store), so those I look up online to read a few sample pages. Imo never judge a book by it's cover.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago

    A god compromise could be to have one unwrapped copy for display and browsing purposes and all other copies are wrapped, so you can use the unwrapped copy to read through a few pages and then grab a wrapped copy for purchase

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