| You probably don't even think about it, but you might | | | | do about it? |
| want to ask yourself. What happens to the used | | | | There are a few things that you can do about this |
| books that don't want to get read again? It might | | | | practice if you want to. You can talk to the book |
| surprise you. | | | | stores about their practices and see who it is that |
| Used books are a treasure to most people that love | | | | you will have to talk to in order to get it changed. |
| to read. It really does shock most of them to know | | | | Many companies will send you to the higher up in |
| that the used books that most major retailers sell | | | | order to talk about what you might be feeling about |
| get thrown away. There is really only one reason for | | | | a practice and in order to get it routed to a person |
| this practice. It happens because the editors don't | | | | that might be able to change it. This is a good way |
| want to deal with extra books if they don't have to. | | | | to start on the road to changing this way of doing |
| They don't want to pay for books that are older and | | | | things. You can also talk to the publisher and editor |
| might be somewhat outdated to come back to | | | | of the used books that this is happening with. This |
| them. So what do they do with them? | | | | also may help to get it started at changing. |
| The publishing companies and editors will normally tell | | | | There are things that you can do to help get this |
| the stores to rip the covers off of the used and | | | | practice changed now that you know about it. You |
| newer books that are to be removed from the store | | | | just have to be ready to stand up for your used and |
| and throw them in the dumpster. No one really | | | | new books as well as be ready to talk to more then |
| understands this practice, but it is very common. A | | | | one person. This may be a hard thing to do, but it is |
| lot of people have stated that they would rather | | | | going to be something that has to be done. People |
| have the books donated to libraries and schools that | | | | can change things with a little effort and a little |
| are in the area of the book stores. So what can we | | | | determination. |