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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Okay: So what you're saying is that the first copy you get, in whatever format, has full value to you, but any supplemental copies you get, in any format, do not have the same value to you by virtue of the fact that you already have the first one?
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Sorry for the delay. Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying. And if you think about it, it's
because I do believe in the idea of intellectual property that I feel that way. I've paid for the intellectual property (as well as the formatting effort, which also has value) and I may have paid for some physical production as well (if I bought a p-book), but that's separate. The point is, by buying the book in any format, I feel I've bought a license to use that IP. Not to re-distribute it, but to use it myself.
Now, if I paid for an ebook, and I want to have a nice hardcover version made, I would naturally expect to have to pay a printer/bookbinder to make a copy. That might also involve some nice typesetting, which I'd also have to pay for. If I wanted illustrations, I'd have to pay the illustrator, etc. But I've already paid for the IP of the book content itself, so I don't think I should have to pay that again, so long as I'm not distributing the copy.
Do you at least see where I'm coming from on this?