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Old 05-10-2012, 12:13 AM   #29
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Originally Posted by KenJackson View Post
You've just laid out a good argument for why selling used ebooks is a silly concept which transparently circumvents paying for a new ebook.

I think the free market can solve this fairly easily. Agency pricing should be outlawed. If a grocer can sell ketchup at a loss as a leader to get you in the store, then ebook sites should most definitely be allowed to sell big names of their choosing at a loss to draw you in too.

I am fairly certain that the concept of newness does not apply to the digital...

I must disagree with you concerning agency pricing, your metaphor is locked to the physical. There need be no retailer, there need only be a third party marketeer. However if an agent/creator wishes to sell their text for 15 dollars and a site like Amazon says "We are going to sell your text for 10 dollars and pay you the extra 5 dollars out of our own pocket", Well there's definitely not anything wrong with that. Is that what you meant?

Although, the agent/creator should also be able to say, "No, I do not want my book to be sold for 10 dollars, I wish it to be sold for 15." At that point the agent/creator should decide to either go with Amazon or sell the book themselves independently. There is no need to bring the legal system to bear...
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