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Subject: Color blind/hue blind?
Date Posted: 11/23/2007 3:44 PM ET
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I have a hard time distinguishing red from green, especially in tiny text on a laptop screen. That makes it hard to see which (if any) books are available on the author pages like the one at the link below.

I wonder if another way could be found to mark which books are available or not?

http://www.paperbackswap.com/book/author/Michael+Pollan

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Date Posted: 11/23/2007 4:45 PM ET
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How frustrating!  That is a very good point!

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Date Posted: 11/23/2007 5:57 PM ET
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My 6 year old son is color blind...excuse me, color deficient.   That has got to be hard.  

Betsy

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Date Posted: 11/23/2007 6:00 PM ET
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I had not thought of that. My husband is also color blind and can not always tell red from green.

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Date Posted: 11/23/2007 7:58 PM ET
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Hummmm - you might send a not to R&R.  Maybe they can flag them with an "A" if available, or something....

My Dad and both my brothers and three of my nephews are all blue:grey color blind.  My brother wore green socks with his grey morning suit to his wedding. :)

 

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Date Posted: 11/23/2007 9:14 PM ET
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When you do a search you can ask it to list Only Posted Book or Only Wish List Books. 

Many years ago I worked for an insurance agent that was color blind. We always new when his wife was mad at him because his socks didn't match.



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