Comments | bad_service: You all have a funny definition of "light highlighting."

kitchenqueen in bad_service

You all have a funny definition of "light highlighting."

Jan 04, 2012 15:39

I ordered a textbook from Amazon.com. I reviewed their policies for accepting used textbooks, which include the term "light highlighting." I can't stand my books to be highlighted, but in dealing with used textbooks, sometimes I can suck it up and deal. The description of this book said, "book may have some highlighting." This is what I got:

( How can you even READ this? )

Comments 47

robertr4836 January 4 2012, 21:46:55 UTC

Maybe light highlighting means they didn't use a black sharpie!

coldestwinterx January 4 2012, 21:48:32 UTC

haha 'light' as in 'light color'!!!

but yeah... sorry about that OP. i freaking hate highlighted books. i like to make my own highlights.

kitsune1975 January 5 2012, 01:26:34 UTC

LOL, just had a thought if Amazon had a 'light redacting' policy

starrynight January 4 2012, 21:48:54 UTC

Maybe to them, it means not highlighting the entire freaking book. That is NOT light highlighting, pffft.

kiarafallan January 4 2012, 22:20:01 UTC

Oh god.

I hate that.

I hate writing in my books! It almost killed me last class that I HAD to write in my books because the damn thing thought it would be a good idea to leave diagrams blank for the students who are reading it to label.

I think I'd die if I had highlighter anywhere on my book.

fuunsaiki January 5 2012, 10:46:12 UTC

That sounds like a dastardly ploy by publishers to diminish the used book trade for that particular title. Or am I just cynical? ;)

philstar22 January 6 2012, 07:16:46 UTC

I totally and completely agree with you. I take typed notes of my reading and highlight them as necessary because I refuse to mark up books, even textbooks.

cittenscollar January 4 2012, 22:34:04 UTC

With my learning disabilities, I need to highlight stuff in order to learn, so when I get a book that's already been highlighted, it's awful.

cryptaknight January 4 2012, 22:58:31 UTC

Is it at least helpful highlighting? Because there certainly is an awful lot of it.

coldestwinterx January 4 2012, 23:02:53 UTC

just from looking at the pics it looks like a crazed toddler just went at it with crayons!..... or a bored college student who just randomly highlighted sentences to show his mom he "really IS studying, OKAY???"

kitchenqueen January 9 2012, 01:32:03 UTC

It was not helpful highlighting at all. Practically every word was highlighted that wasn't an article or conjunction.