Thread: Secondhand ebooks?
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Old 07-31-2012, 03:24 PM   #258
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Originally Posted by covingtoncat73 View Post
Yeah, you have a good point. eBooks don't get "worn," I guess. I wonder how long the ePub and Kindle format will last, from an archival standpoint.

Anyway, I have been the happy recipient of $1 (plus shipping, so $5), slightly worn hardcovers from Amazon Marketplace. I don't see how there could be such a thing as a "used" eBook, that is true, but I do think their prices should be lower.
But "used" is not a requirement for a paper book to be second hand. So it seems to me to be an irrelevant argument.
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