tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post5862081990815343453..comments2024-03-28T09:11:30.629-04:00Comments on alien romances: Read The Fine PrintRowena Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11839386556697211986noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-89406183202608711322017-09-12T16:21:46.718-04:002017-09-12T16:21:46.718-04:00Speaking of fine print: I once pointed out to a co...Speaking of fine print: I once pointed out to a co-worker the warning that appears in the front of many paperbacks, cautioning against the sale of "stripped books." He/she had never noticed it. Few people outside the industry are probably even aware of the "stripping" custom, which I've always considered an abomination. In what other business can a retailer effectively destroy an unsold product and get a refund for it from the manufacturer?! (One of my husband's first jobs was delivering shipments of newspapers and paperbacks to stores. He regularly brought home stripped books for our reading pleasure.) Margaret Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293021955480708191noreply@blogger.com