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Old 07-31-2012, 12:04 PM   #245
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Originally Posted by Sil_liS View Post
But buying and then reselling an ebook is the same as borrowing a library book. The second hand marked isn't based just on people that want to buy second hand books, it also needs people willing to sell them.
The point is, though, that with paper books there is a clear difference between a new book and a second-hand book, and for many people there will always, therefore, be a reason to buy new books. That distinction disappears with eBooks - the second-hand book would be absolutely identical to the new book, and there would be no reason at all to buy new.
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