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As a fan of reusing and recycling, I see used book stores as a way to keep a perfectly good product out of a landfill and in the hands of someone who can use/enjoy it. The more people who recycle it, the better, as far as the planet is concerned; if it ends up trashed after 10 people have read it, at least that beats 10 books in the trash.
Of course, as a writer, yes, I wish I could somehow profit off each sale. I also wish my car could drive itself, so I could eat and talk on my cellphone in peace. C'est la vie.
Fortunately, writers now have a way to keep all those used books from diminishing their potential sales: Don't sell print. (That also has the virtue of making sure nothing ends up in the landfill.)
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