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In a message dated 11/21/2006 5:40:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
genegerue AT ruralize.com writes:

I received today the last book in my latest broken order from  
Amazon.com. I opened the box and was delighted to not find ---  
Styrofoam peanuts! Chris and I have wrapped and mailed thousands of  
books and finally we see the solution to protecting the corners of  
paperback books from customer outrage: a simple, single piece of  
cardboard fastened to the book, the cardboard slightly larger than  
said book's outlines.
 
 
Publishers started shipping this way to bookstores about 10 years ago,  but a 
lot of smaller distributors and of course the bookstores didn't have the  
money to buy the equipment for this method. Just a matter of time before they 
 
get the price down enough for all to afford. Until then, peanuts will hang on 
 I 
suppose. One company I used switched to actual popcorn, and encouraged the  
recipient to feed the birds.
 
Drew