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  • From: VAN DELL JORDAN <vdjor AT yahoo.com>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Environmental sanity signs book packaging
  • Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:27:51 -0800 (PST)

We have been receiving some books in a box? that looks
like 2 pieces of cardboard laid in the shape of a
cross the 4 ends of the cardboard are folded over and
the top taped. Works very well. Besides that they
are perfect for holding a 9x13 cassarole when taking
that to a potluck.
Van Dell

--- DSanner106 AT aol.com wrote:

>
> 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
>
>
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