James and Mary Burbidge wrote: > Erm. What you have described is indeed part of the book distribution > system -- generally, returns are possible for most books if they don't > sell; for paperbacks, the cost of returning the books is higher than > they parties want to bear, so PBs are stripped and everything but the > covers discarded. (HCs can normally be returned as well, but need to be > returned entire.) The returns system, IIRC, has been in place since the > thirties. However, it is not remaindering. I stand (well, sit) corrected. I had confused the two practices. They're still a pack of thieves, though. -- Frank Mayhar frank at exit.com http://www.exit.com/ Exit Consulting http://www.gpsclock.com/