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Originally Posted by stonetools
Well interesting as all this is, you should understand that the second hand market would not exist without the "first hand" market. If the book isn't written, because its not worth it for the author to write it, the publisher to publish it, or the bookseller to sell it, then you can't buy it second hand. Creativity ain't free and ultimately the worst form of saving is a world where it isn't worth it to create new art.
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If you read what I said, you would have realized that I'm far more concerned about the implications on agency pricing and violating the doctrine of first sale than I am about the price of first hand books.
If you want to pay $20 for a book, go for it! If you want to pay $10,000 for a book, who am I to argue? I don't even care if I have to wait a year or two for the price to approach affordable. What I am concerned about is a world where retailers or publishers cannot discount unsold merchandise because there is no such thing as unsold merchandise. I am even more horrified of a world where there is no second hand market to keep book prices under control.