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Originally Posted by teh603
I tend to be the guy who waits until DVDs and books are in the used book stores before I buy. To some people, the fact that I generally refuse to buy in the primary market makes me no better than a software pirate.
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I can't recall ever meeting such a person. But here's where they are in error:
When I buy a PB, I generally go to bookfinder.com and purchase the cheapest copy. As soon as I do, the price of the cheapest used copy available on the internet usually rises. When the next person comes along and compares the price of the cheapest used, and cheapest new, legitimate copy, there is less advantage to buying used, so they may buy new or eBook. And when hundreds of thousands of people like me are pushing up the price of used books, this gives publishers room to charge more for the new or eBook product.
It's best for authors and publishers that I buy new, but used sales, just like library borrowing, do benefit them.