What is a Remainder Mark?

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<p>I’m buying some used textbooks off Amazon for next semester and I was wondering what exactly is a “remainder mark” ?</p>

<p>Many of the descriptions say it:
<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/offer-listing/0060956410/ref=sr_pb_a//103-2358653-5340608?condition=all[/url]”>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/offer-listing/0060956410/ref=sr_pb_a//103-2358653-5340608?condition=all&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Umm… when someone folds the top corner to remind them where the last page read is located.</p>

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<p>A “remainder” is a book that remains with a publisher after sales have fallen off, usually sold at a reduced price.</p>

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<p>And therefore, what kind of mark would be left on a remainder book?</p>

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<p>I thought those were called dog ears.</p>