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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
For most people, lack of ability to share or give away a purchase *drastically* lowers the value, enough that whatever perqs it might contain are almost irrelevant.
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I think a relatively small group THINKS that it lowers the value for many. I think the many rarely care or notice, or at worst, it's a tiny inconvenience overwhelmed by the value they get.
I offer as evidence the huge continued success of Amazon's Kindle and the ebook market in general.
Anecdotally, I have heard people raise their eyebrows and say "Oh really?" when they realize they can't resell or give away ebooks. I have never heard one of them then say "Oh, then I will stop wasting my money on them and go back to paperbacks!"
But, really, you and I arguing in a general thread is distracting. I agree with you on most end points, just not on matters of degree or rationale.
We should start a 'subtle distinction' thread.