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Old 02-01-2011, 06:44 PM   #223
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Originally Posted by DMcCunney View Post
Nope. The used paper book has already sold once, which is why it is a used book. The author and publisher got revenue from the sale.

That's not true for an ebook.
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Any ebook available as an unauthorised download will have been bought by someone originally, either in paper form or as a retail ebook. The difference would be more one of scale. A used paperbook could only be owned by one person at a time. A used ebook could be owned by millions of people.
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