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pdurrant · 03-17-2011, 11:09 AM

I'm torn on this one.

So long as the retailer continues to provides on-line access to copies of the purchased ebook that can be re-downloaded at any time, I don't see how it can be possible to sell on an ebook.

And yet, on the related question of whether an ebook can be inherited, I'm firmly on the side that says, "Of course ebooks can be inherited".

I'm not sure what the eventual outcome will be, but at the moment the publishers are certainly trying to have their cake and eat it too; they want to forbid reselling of ebooks, and no doubt inheritance of ebooks too. But they still want to charge as much as for paper books.

I suspect it will eventually require specific legislation, and it'll probably happen with music first.

03-17-2011, 11:09 AM	#69
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,189 Karma: 317184274 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	I'm torn on this one. So long as the retailer continues to provides on-line access to copies of the purchased ebook that can be re-downloaded at any time, I don't see how it can be possible to sell on an ebook. And yet, on the related question of whether an ebook can be inherited, I'm firmly on the side that says, "Of course ebooks can be inherited". I'm not sure what the eventual outcome will be, but at the moment the publishers are certainly trying to have their cake and eat it too; they want to forbid reselling of ebooks, and no doubt inheritance of ebooks too. But they still want to charge as much as for paper books. I suspect it will eventually require specific legislation, and it'll probably happen with music first.