Is the binding quality of "The C++ Programming Language - Special Edition" low?
since I guess some people here on StackOverflow own "The C++ Programming Language - Special Edition":

I recently ordered the book, which is basically a hard cover version with a bit more material. It's a wonderful book content-wise, but the binding quality seems to be bad: When I first opened it, the first few pages got loose. Amazon is willing to take it back, but I'm not sure whether to order the same edition again or to go for the paperback.

Did you have similar problems with the special edition? Is the paperback better?

This question is probably off-topic for StackOverflow, but I don't know a better place to ask it.
Is the binding quality of "The C++ Programming Language - Special Edition" low?
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since I guess some people here on StackOverflow own "The C++ Programming Language - Special Edition":

I recently ordered the book, which is basically a hard cover version with a bit more material. It's a wonderful book content-wise, but the binding quality seems to be bad: When I first opened it, the first few pages got loose. Amazon is willing to take it back, but I'm not sure whether to order the same edition again or to go for the paperback.

Did you have similar problems with the special edition? Is the paperback better?

This question is probably off-topic for StackOverflow, but I don't know a better place to ask it.