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bitemeok · 08-05-2010, 11:59 AM

Also consider that after a book has been out for a while it's easy to find used copies for sale, often (from Amazon) you can get a book for $4 (shipping included). As someone who sells books on Amazon I've often bought a book used from one vendor, read it, and then sold it on Amazon for more than I paid for it. But it's not even legal (as far as I know) to resell you e-books. Large publishing houses, like large music companies, have a hard time adjusting to new technology and end up aleinating their customer base as a result.

08-05-2010, 11:59 AM	#43
bitemeok Connoisseur Posts: 55 Karma: 42 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Silver Spring, MD Device: Sony PRS-300	Also consider that after a book has been out for a while it's easy to find used copies for sale, often (from Amazon) you can get a book for $4 (shipping included). As someone who sells books on Amazon I've often bought a book used from one vendor, read it, and then sold it on Amazon for more than I paid for it. But it's not even legal (as far as I know) to resell you e-books. Large publishing houses, like large music companies, have a hard time adjusting to new technology and end up aleinating their customer base as a result.