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Re:Powell’s says it won’t sell books on Amazon anymore by Nicholas_C on Friday August 28, 2020 @02:06PM (#24308099)
To me this is preferable to putting it in a large cardboard box with bubble wrap like they seem to do for even tiny but durable products like finger nail clippers. It’s much less of a waste and I don’t mind if a book is slightly creased.
Re:Powell’s says it won’t sell books on Amazon anymore by blacksmith_tb on Friday August 28, 2020 @02:19PM (#24308270)
Powell's (for example) have a good alternative, they stack several books on a piece of cardboard the size of the box's bottom, then shrink-wrap the books to the cardboard. The books can't slide around, and can't move much. I've never had any arrive damaged (unlike AMZN).
Re:Powell’s says it won’t sell books on Amazon anymore by wolco on Saturday August 29, 2020 @04:30AM (#24314629)
The energy used by re-shipping damaged goods must outweight cardboard waste?