It has a vinyl cover but there’s a plastic roundel in the middle with Mao’s face (as shown in picture). When I got it the roundel was yellow but in the past few months it has developed a weird red discoloration. I live by the ocean so damp air could be the cause. The roundel looks and feels like a sticker as well so if removing it is possible I may be open to that as well. Does anyone else have the same version of the book as me or would know what’s going on?

  • CurseAvoider@lemmygrad.ml
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    3 days ago

    Just cheap printing. It’s the aliexpress version isn’t it? On mine the disc behind his portrait is completely gone already.

  • mathemachristian [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    4 days ago

    Could be that it’s exposed to sunlight and the yellow color is fading, exposing the red underneath? It looks pretty normal for a book to age like that, I personally like aged books, reminds me that the object itself has a story as well.

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      4 days ago

      Oh sorry I thought I attached a picture

      Update: apparently it’s too big, give me a few minutes and I’ll get a compressed version

      Update 2: I attached it