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Old 04-19-2012, 03:07 AM   #27
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
The specific reason for that clause is to stop the resale of remaindered books. When a book is remaindered, the bookstore tears off the cover, returns the cover to the publisher, and is then supposed to properly dispose of the rest of the book. If you buy a book with no cover, the sale is almost certainly illegal.
That being so why on earth is this particular copyright notice in an ebook? ebooks don't get remaindered and have their cover torn off.
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