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Originally Posted by HarryT
Sorry Sparrow, I'm don't follow your argument. Why do you consider 2nd-hand bookshops to be immoral? They are a valuable source of out-of-print books!
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If I buy and read a still-in-copyright pbook second-hand, it doesn't benefit the original producer, but you argued:
"People who create e-Books for commercial distribution do so for commercial gain, and deserve to be rewarded if one reads their books."
It seems that second-hand bookshops are violating your moral principle (if it applies to pbooks as well as ebooks - maybe there's a distinction I'm missing).