[karim]

Could be that Amazon sold you a counterfeit copy — it happens a lot with popular titles because of their inventory commingling.

[cpach]

Wow. I knew they had issues with counterfeit stuff on Amazon, but I didn’t know it also applied to the books they’re selling. Fascinating and horrifying :)

[thecatster]

I know there was a widespread issue of counterfeit copies of "The Art of Electronics" to the point where the book's official website has a large warning on the front page.

Luckily you can return stuff to Amazon, but makes me think, does that mean someone else will have to deal with purchasing that book?

[lelandfe]

I bought it new, which means Amazon printed it on demand for me. So I'm not sure how counterfeiting would be possible.

[Izkata]

Maybe the good copy was the counterfeit.