From the Help Center under Book Condition Criteria:
Pages:
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No torn or chewed/gnawed pages
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yes, that does say "chewed/gnawed". That means no pet-chewed (or human-chewed) books.
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No loose or missing text pages
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for travel guide books - maps if designed to be detachable may be detached, but must be included.
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Cover not water damaged (there may be no water damage to any part of the book)
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No writing or highlighting or underlining on text pages
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a signature or note on the flyleaf or inside front or back cover is OKAY
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an author's signature on the title page is OKAY
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writing or highlighting or underlining on the text pages is NOT OKAY
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Exception: if it is a textbook or workbook, these are expected to have highlighting/underlining/writing
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if you post a textbook/workbook, the condition must be described to the requestor in a Personal Message
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AND the described condition MUST BE AGREED TO in a reply PM before the book is sent
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This is the one of the ONLY three cases in which a PM exchange about a book is required before the book can be sent (the others are for travel guidebooks and cookbooks--see below).
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Exception: if it is a travel guide (not a picture book but a guide, such as Fodor's or Lonely Planet), some writing on text pages could be expected. All maps must be present and included with the book - if detachable it is OK if they are detached, but they must not be missing.
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if you post a travel guide that has writing in it, the condition must be described to the requestor in a Personal Message
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AND the described condition MUST BE AGREED TO in a reply PM before the book is sent
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This is the one of the ONLY three cases in which a PM exchange about a book is required before the book can be sent (the others are for textbooks/workbooks and cookbooks--see above and below).
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No staining
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Exception: Cookbooks may have some mild staining, since these are used in the kitchen and while cooking, and some minor degree of staining could be expected in a used cookbook. Also a small amount of writing in cookbooks could be expected
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HOWEVER, if you post a cookbook and it is stained and/or written-in, the condition must be described to the requestor in a Personal Message
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AND the described condition MUST BE AGREED TO in a reply PM before the book is sent
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This is the one of the ONLY three cases in which a PM exchange about a book is required before the book can be sent (the others are for travel guidebooks and textbooks/workbooks--see above).
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this exception applies to the covers of cookbooks also.
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Page edges: remainder marks are OK. A name written on the page edges is okay (if it does not bleed in and obscure text on the text pages)
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