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Can sunlight hurt books?

Avoid Sun Fading

Position your bookshelves so that book spines are not in direct sunlight. In tropical and subtropical areas, such as Florida and Hawaii, even indirect sun can fade the ink on the dustjackets to nothing in a few years.

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