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Actually, even this is not necessarily so: Assuming there is no DRM on an e-book, it can be "resold." Of course, the question becomes: What are you reselling? The original file, or a copy?
E-books can be sold as many times as you choose to copy them, which makes sense. You don't "resell" them, because there's no need to bring one back. But if you're going to sell any number of copies, there must be a fair way to compensate the author/publisher for their book.
A kiosk system, leased by the store, could handle that. It would be secured to prevent hacking, and it would keep track of purchases and automatically send payments back to the publisher on a one-to-one basis.
An alternative would be to make a "bulk" agreement with the publisher, essentially paying a lump sum for a given number of books... and anything sold above that number would be pure profit for the store. This gives more incentive to the store to push titles and try creative sales, though it increases their possibility of losing money on the deal if a book doesn't sell.
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