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Originally Posted by pdurrant
Downloading a pirate copy is different to buying a pbook from a secondhand store because
(i) The person who originally bought the pbook no longer has it
(ii) There can only be one secondhand pbook per original sale.
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(iii) plus, if you buy secondhand book you are creating a market, so people are not afraid to buy expensive hardbacks, knowing they can sell it later at secondhand.