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Originally Posted by Belle2Be
Your argument doesn't really make any sense. I could have simply made a copy of the paper book before selling it/passing it on.
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Sure, if you're willing to go through the trouble, and if the copy you made meets your requirements for having a copy. Like I said, you can't keep the
original.
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An ebook can remain 1 file, not duplicated by that person, the same as a dtb could. They are both bought at one point, altered either by stripping/conversion or by bending the spine or marking the pages, and can be passed on for free. A dtb can be passed around as long as the book life, which considering there are still writings from thousands of years ago, could even be seen as longer than an ebook life seems feasible.
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Yes, it's possible for an ebook to remain one file, not passed on, just as it is for a paper copy. It's just less likely.
As mentioned, the likelihood something will be copied depends in part on how easy it is. Copying a paper book takes a fair bit of time and effort, and is less likely to happen. Copying an ebook is a lot easier and faster.
If it
is dead easy to copy and share, and if the book in question is at all popular, what's to
stop illegal copying and sharing?
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Dennis