One of the rare pleasures during a long project of moving collections around is that you get the chance to see things from new and different perspectives. Here we were struck by the variety of color of staining on the top edges of these special collections books--something you wouldn't see when they are finally at home on their shelves.
Expecting more from people gives you nothing but regret. And, as far as I know, people think what they think, do what they do, want what they want. If this is a problem to you, then it's surely your business.