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Originally Posted by HarryT
It would kill the market. No reason to buy a new ebook if you could buy a "2nd hand" one, because (unlike a paper book) they'd be identical.
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Or perhaps it would lead to more creative promotions. Or maybe just less promotions. Or maybe it would allow producers to sell for more in the first place because consumers are willing to spend more on a product they can resell. A robust used market in the physical goods space often supports and enhances the market for new goods, and I'm not convinced the same couldn't be true for digital goods.
I just don't think it would necessarily "kill" the market, but it would definitely change it and make for some interesting scenarios.