Item Quality - Books 

• Brand New

  • Never read or used

  • In perfect, mint, undamaged condition

  • Publisher’s remainder marks are acceptable

• Like New

  • Used but still in perfect mint condition inside and out

• Very Good

  • Appears new from the outside with minimal marking inside

  • Books with these marks:

    • Autographs

    • Name of previous owner

    • Underlining on 10% of pages or less

    • Highlighting on 10% of pages or less

    • Institutional ID stamps and library checkout card pockets

• Good

  • Books with minimal damage

    • Scuffed covers and missing dust jackets

    • Cover can't be creased, torn or have holes

  • Minimal crease or tears to majority of the pages

    • No missing pages

• Acceptable

  • Books with damage

    • Creased, torn, or holes in the cover

    • Books with damaged spines

    • Books with more than 10% of pages highlighted or underlined

  • Books that have been refurbished

  • Books that have been modified for library circulation

    • Mylar covers

    • Attached dust jackets

    • Embossed covers or numbered book spines

• Unacceptable - The following items cannot be sold on stenotech.com:
  
  

  • Books without covers

  • Books with missing pages

  • Books with stains or water damage