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eppur_se_muova

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3. I've seen books where an entire section was inserted upside-down, reversing the pagination.

Reply to LogDog75 (Original post)

Fri Aug 8, 2025, 08:13 AM

Aug 8

Clearly, it fell out during the binding process and a worker hastily re-inserted it, without checking the orientation.

You got a slower-moving bindery worker.

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I've never seen this happen before [View all] LogDog75 Aug 8 OP

Yes, I once bought a book that I found was missing the entire last chapter! HeartsCanHope Aug 8 #1

Some poor reader is wondering why their copy only has pages 189 through 216. Orrex Aug 8 #2

I've seen books where an entire section was inserted upside-down, reversing the pagination. eppur_se_muova Aug 8 #3