Recently I started reading books. I was browsing online looking to buy a book when I came across 2 different shops. One was selling a book (I won’t name it) cheap then the other, more expensive (but still the same book). I wondered, are they the same and is the cheaper one “fake” or are there such thing as “fake” books?
There used to be warnings on books that if it was missing its cover it wasn’t a copy intended for sale.
When I was in college there was a book fair that sold misprints and books with other minor cosmetic issues.
Neither are necessarily fake but different than the retail copies you’d get at B&N.
Worked at a chain bookstore in the late 90s, so I spent a lot of time ripping the covers off of paperbacks for return. It was painful for a book lover.
I ordered a book from an Amazon reseller - quite a large company - at a very cheap price, and the front cover was cut in half with a part missing. Perfect condition otherwise.
Now I could have sent it back, but it only cost £1 plus postage, so being the resourceful ex-teacher/crafty person that I am, I re-covered it in high quality card.
I now have a good reading copy of Plato
Ouch