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[VAN DELL JORDAN <vdjor AT yahoo.com>]

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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