{"id":1674,"date":"2020-07-30T13:33:39","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T17:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog2.textbookrush.com\/?p=1674"},"modified":"2020-08-13T10:41:53","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T14:41:53","slug":"what-is-a-counterfeit-textbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/post\/what-is-a-counterfeit-textbook\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a counterfeit textbook?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

They are produced illegally, and students sometimes inadvertently buy them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We don\u2019t buy counterfeit textbooks. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When a student is done with their counterfeit book, they might want to sell it back to websites like ours.  We don\u2019t accept them, and we use strict criteria to catch them with publisher approved training.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do we know what\u2019s counterfeit?  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 2019, we signed and implemented anti-counterfeit best practices. These practices are designed to eliminate counterfeit textbooks from the textbook industry. For more information on what criteria we use to review your books, please visit Stop Counterfeit Textbooks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And here are some quick tips to help you avoid this trap:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Binding
    1. The glue can be a different color and unevenly\ndistributed. This will make the book look poorly made. This counterfeit binding glue will also smell different from an authentic book.<\/li><\/ol><\/li>
    2. Paper
      1. A counterfeit book will have cheaper paper. It won\u2019t have the glossy appearance. It\u2019s also very thin. Sometimes the words or images bleed through the other side of the page.<\/li><\/ol><\/li>
      2. Size
        1. Counterfeit books are often smaller because the counterfeiter is hoping to use less paper.<\/li><\/ol><\/li>
        2. Cover
          1. The cover art is often of a lower quality, the name of the author and the title are not vertically centered on the binding, and the writing may be pixelated. Illustrations inside counterfeit books may be black-and-white or blurry.<\/li>
          2. For authentic books, text on the spine is nearly always centered in the middle of the spine. If the text on the spine is closer to the front or back cover, this may indicate a counterfeit book.<\/li><\/ol><\/li>
          3. Copyright Mark
            1. In an authentic copy, a copyright mark will be on the cover or title page, like this \u00a9. In counterfeits, you find a black dot without the \u201cc\u201d in the middle. Or you won\u2019t find the copyright page at all!<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

              Compare your book to classmates\u2019 books or an image online to see if it might be counterfeit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Remember, if you send a <\/strong>counterfeit<\/strong><\/em>copy to us, we will NOT pay money for your book<\/strong>. And we cannot send it back to you.  If you suspect that you may have a counterfeit<\/em>book, please contact us so we can help you handle the book appropriately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              They are produced illegally, and students sometimes inadvertently buy them. We don\u2019t buy counterfeit textbooks. When a student is done with their counterfeit book,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1677,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[208],"tags":[44,51,37],"yoast_head":"\r\nWhat is a counterfeit textbook? - TextbookRush Blog<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What are counterfeit textbooks? How do you identify a counterfeit book if you find one? We've got some answers and tips on how to identify and avoid them.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/post\/what-is-a-counterfeit-textbook\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What is a counterfeit textbook? - TextbookRush Blog\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What are counterfeit textbooks? How do you identify a counterfeit book if you find one? We've got some answers and tips on how to identify and avoid them.\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/post\/what-is-a-counterfeit-textbook\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TextbookRush Blog\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TextbookRush\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-07-30T17:33:39+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-08-13T14:41:53+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blog2.textbookrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/stop-fake-books.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1536\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"576\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Alison Blankenship\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@TextbookRush\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@TextbookRush\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Alison Blankenship\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/post\/what-is-a-counterfeit-textbook\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/post\/what-is-a-counterfeit-textbook\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Alison Blankenship\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a2ade80720d70aa5923d68f00b9c9da7\"},\"headline\":\"What is a counterfeit textbook?\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-07-30T17:33:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-08-13T14:41:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/post\/what-is-a-counterfeit-textbook\/\"},\"wordCount\":379,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"book buying\",\"book selling\",\"textbooks\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Textbook 411\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/post\/what-is-a-counterfeit-textbook\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/post\/what-is-a-counterfeit-textbook\/\",\"name\":\"What is a counterfeit textbook? - TextbookRush Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-07-30T17:33:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-08-13T14:41:53+00:00\",\"description\":\"What are counterfeit textbooks? How do you identify a counterfeit book if you find one? We've got some answers and tips on how to identify and avoid them.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/post\/what-is-a-counterfeit-textbook\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/post\/what-is-a-counterfeit-textbook\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/post\/what-is-a-counterfeit-textbook\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"What is a counterfeit textbook?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"TextbookRush Blog\",\"description\":\"Trending News for College Students\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"TextbookRush\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog2.textbookrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TextbookRush_logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog2.textbookrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TextbookRush_logo.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":278,\"caption\":\"TextbookRush\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TextbookRush\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TextbookRush\",\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/textbookrush\/\",\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/textbookrush\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/textbooksruscom\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a2ade80720d70aa5923d68f00b9c9da7\",\"name\":\"Alison Blankenship\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5c4c8cd5603b2f626cbfd1f469c7b4bf?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5c4c8cd5603b2f626cbfd1f469c7b4bf?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Alison Blankenship\"},\"description\":\"Alison Blankenship Senior Marketing Manager I graduated Cum Laude from The Ohio State University (Go Bucks!) with degrees in Marketing and Communications. I\u2019ve been working in the textbook industry for over 10 years, and my work has been featured by College Confidential, Mercy College of Health Sciences, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania Tribune, Montana Technological University, Oregon Live, and other organizations. I\u2019m an obsessive lover of dachshunds and a passionate reader of books. I\u2019m an avid Pinner and poster, and I\u2019m all over our Facebook page, Twitter account, Instagram and Pinterest.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/post\/author\/alison\/\"}]}<\/script>\r\n","yoast_head_json":{"title":"What is a counterfeit textbook? - TextbookRush Blog","description":"What are counterfeit textbooks? How do you identify a counterfeit book if you find one? We've got some answers and tips on how to identify and avoid them.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/post\/what-is-a-counterfeit-textbook\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"What is a counterfeit textbook? - TextbookRush Blog","og_description":"What are counterfeit textbooks? How do you identify a counterfeit book if you find one? We've got some answers and tips on how to identify and avoid them.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/post\/what-is-a-counterfeit-textbook\/","og_site_name":"TextbookRush Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TextbookRush","article_published_time":"2020-07-30T17:33:39+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-08-13T14:41:53+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1536,"height":576,"url":"https:\/\/blog2.textbookrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/stop-fake-books.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Alison Blankenship","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@TextbookRush","twitter_site":"@TextbookRush","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Alison Blankenship","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/post\/what-is-a-counterfeit-textbook\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/post\/what-is-a-counterfeit-textbook\/"},"author":{"name":"Alison Blankenship","@id":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a2ade80720d70aa5923d68f00b9c9da7"},"headline":"What is a counterfeit textbook?","datePublished":"2020-07-30T17:33:39+00:00","dateModified":"2020-08-13T14:41:53+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/post\/what-is-a-counterfeit-textbook\/"},"wordCount":379,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#organization"},"keywords":["book buying","book selling","textbooks"],"articleSection":["Textbook 411"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/post\/what-is-a-counterfeit-textbook\/","url":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/post\/what-is-a-counterfeit-textbook\/","name":"What is a counterfeit textbook? - TextbookRush Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-07-30T17:33:39+00:00","dateModified":"2020-08-13T14:41:53+00:00","description":"What are counterfeit textbooks? How do you identify a counterfeit book if you find one? We've got some answers and tips on how to identify and avoid them.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/post\/what-is-a-counterfeit-textbook\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/post\/what-is-a-counterfeit-textbook\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/post\/what-is-a-counterfeit-textbook\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What is a counterfeit textbook?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/","name":"TextbookRush Blog","description":"Trending News for College Students","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"TextbookRush","url":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/blog2.textbookrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TextbookRush_logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blog2.textbookrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TextbookRush_logo.jpg","width":1200,"height":278,"caption":"TextbookRush"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TextbookRush","https:\/\/twitter.com\/TextbookRush","https:\/\/instagram.com\/textbookrush\/","https:\/\/pinterest.com\/textbookrush\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/textbooksruscom"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a2ade80720d70aa5923d68f00b9c9da7","name":"Alison Blankenship","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5c4c8cd5603b2f626cbfd1f469c7b4bf?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5c4c8cd5603b2f626cbfd1f469c7b4bf?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Alison Blankenship"},"description":"Alison Blankenship Senior Marketing Manager I graduated Cum Laude from The Ohio State University (Go Bucks!) with degrees in Marketing and Communications. I\u2019ve been working in the textbook industry for over 10 years, and my work has been featured by College Confidential, Mercy College of Health Sciences, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania Tribune, Montana Technological University, Oregon Live, and other organizations. I\u2019m an obsessive lover of dachshunds and a passionate reader of books. I\u2019m an avid Pinner and poster, and I\u2019m all over our Facebook page, Twitter account, Instagram and Pinterest.","url":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/post\/author\/alison\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1674"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1674"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1678,"href":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1674\/revisions\/1678"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}