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dfee 45 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Writing by hand is good for your brain

it's totally obnoxious to buy a copy of a book with notes in it and complain about those notes. 2¢

marssaxman 45 days ago [–]

how are you supposed to know the book has been scribbled on if you buy it online, as you must do for the great majority of used books you might want to acquire?

john_strinlai 45 days ago | [–]

read the description of the ad when buying.

if it doesn't clarify in the description, ask or don't buy.

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