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[–] beliquititious@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

I don't understand why some books are wrapped in plastic at all. Like is it to protect the cover? Prevent people from reading it at the book store? Some weird contract with a vendor that requires a percentage of books be wrapped? A quirk of the shop that printed the book?

It makes zero sense.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 21 points 10 hours ago

Probably so they can be stored carelessly in dirty warehouses that may or may not control for humidity

[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Aren't books shipped in boxes though? I guess maybe a printer might palletize the books and find it cheaper to not wrap the whole pallet?

It still seems like the individual book is the wrong place to focus on protecting it from damage it might incur in transit.

[–] ChillPill@lemmy.world 45 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

That's a typo, it should read: "No. More plastic!"

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

I shouldn't have this ALA logo here either

[–] spongeborgcubepants@lemmy.world 117 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

It was a typo, he meant: No, more plastic!

[–] Astronauticaldb@lemmy.world 19 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Lionel Hutz, Esq

Free consolation? No, money down!

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago

Better get rid of this bar association sticker too.

[–] DrSleepless@lemmy.world 38 points 14 hours ago

He’s right about sleepwalking into oblivion

[–] db2@lemmy.world 24 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Plot twist: it was corn starch based.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 51 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

that's still bad though. it requires petroleum based processes to grow the corn and then convert the starch into a plastic like substance when the book could have just not been shrink wrapped. i get that you're joking, and i'm being pedantic, but not enough people realize bioplastics are not the solution, they're a gap measure, like EVs, and i'm usingeyour comment as a soapbox

[–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago

Bioplastics also cause contaminated petroplastic recycling batches, are difficult to compost (my city, like many cities, does not have the facility), and release methane when breaking down in a landfill.

[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

I guess they could have been wrapped in bulk, but I wouldn't say you can ship books around without any protection.

It could have been an e book though

[–] Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 13 hours ago

A paper band is pretty good at protecting a book in transit.

[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works -1 points 12 hours ago

My e-reader is e-waste.

[–] mlg@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago

What about cellophane?

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Transparent paper just doesnt have the same luminosity

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 7 points 15 hours ago

Plasticccc

Aye, but it’s based on a real treasure chest!