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Groundwood papers do not meet the ANSI standards for paper permanence. Groundwood papers contain a large percentage of lignin, which is the "glue" that holds wood fibers together.

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Permanent Paper vs. Groundwood

We've been testing the top 10 titles (fiction and non-fiction) of the New York Times Best Seller list to see just how many first-run hardcover books are being printed on groundwood and how many are being printed on Permanent Paper. While the numbers do vary, the overall results are clear-an alarmingly small number of books are being printed on Permanent Paper!

The most recent results are here:

FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Only FIVE titles on the Top 10 Fiction and Top 10 Non-Fiction list are printed using Permanent Paper.

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