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I think that second hand book stores (like libraries) also perform a service of a sort myself. I mean a person might not be able to afford the original purchase price for a book and might therefore miss out on the experience and even if they can afford the full purchase price of a book they might not have come across the work of author X before and therefore not know how good/bad his/her writing is. Used bookstores like their cousin the library allow you to learn about new authors that you might not learn about any other way. I also have had the experience of shopping at a used bookstore and sometimes you can find gems that aren't available via conventional outlets anymore. For every classic that is kept in print there are probably 10 books that aren't reprinted after all.
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