Question about Words of Radiance

[Rage_Fortress he/him]

I bought my copy of Words of Radiance used at a bookstore in Alabama on a family trip in the summer of 2015. It was a little beaten up and had a ink splatter on the top of it I wasn't sure I wanted to buy a used copy because I like how pretty new books are. I ultimately decided to go ahead and buy the used copy so I could buy a couple of Doctor Who novels as well. It read just like a new copy and it was great. Fast forward to this month and my second read through of it I noticed something I hadn't before. On page 937 of the hardcover version is a description of Shallan's copy of Words of Radiance. It says "The sides were worn, and the pages faded---one patch across the top was even stained from spilled ink sometime in the past." So my question is in buying a copy that had an ink blot on the top did I stumble upon a hilarious coincidence or does every copy of Words of Radiance have an ink blot on the top?

[CalaCrisp88]

No, the books should not have an ink blot. That's hilarious hahaha

[Tariniel he/him]

So... At first I found this hilarious, and went to check on my own copy of WoR, just because. Now I'm spooked beyond words... (Picture below)

Mine was also bought used. If I was hard pressed I would say this is specifically the reason they are marked as used, as spilled ink is likely a common occurrence in a printing press. That being said, the book description matching up... This is a scary coincidence 

 

Edited October 23, 2016 by Tariniel

[Chaos he/him]

Tariniel, that looks like a remainder mark: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=36419 It's not uncommon. You shouldn't worry about that.

Without a picture from the OP I can't say, but the black marks like that are remainder marks.

[Jondesu he/him]

4 hours ago, Tariniel said:

So... At first I found this hilarious, and went to check on my own copy of WoR, just because. Now I'm spooked beyond words... (Picture below)

Mine was also bought used. If I was hard pressed I would say this is specifically the reason they are marked as used, as spilled ink is likely a common occurrence in a printing press. That being said, the book description matching up... This is a scary coincidence 

Don't worry, yours is on the bottom, so it's okay. 

[Tariniel he/him]

2 hours ago, Chaos said:

Tariniel, that looks like a remainder mark: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=36419 It's not uncommon. You shouldn't worry about that.

Without a picture from the OP I can't say, but the black marks like that are remainder marks.

I know, but the resemblance to the description in the book is uncanny lol

[Rage_Fortress he/him]

That's fantastic. Although mine is located at the top of the book it does look eerily similar to Tariniel's picture. So I assume that mine is also a remainder mark. Thanks for the education Chaos! I love learning new tidbits of industry information like this.