[rocketbop]

Ah this makes so much sense!

I bought a book on Amazon Germany last year, 1000 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think, and as soon as I opened it I had a feeling it was a pirate copy. I even tried to find the book in a physical book store so I could compare, but didn't find it.

Just took it down from the shelf and went to the back page, and yes it's printed in Poland by Amazon Fulfillment.

I suspected it because the print looks weird, almost like a photocopy, uneven and thin and pale. The paper is like printer paper, and in general it just doesn't feel premium.

So the mystery is solved, but I feel cheated, even though the book was rubbish anyway.

[quest88]

> the book was rubbish anyway.

Why is it still on your shelf then :)

[ljm]

You need a few stinkers on your shelf to offset any suspicion that you don't actually read your books and just buy the ones that make you look intellectual from the background of your video call.

[rocketbop]

Hah I’ve been meaning to give it away but I don’t want to inflict it on anyone I like.

[quest88]

Bahahaha!