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Originally Posted by calvin-c
IMO the biggest failing of ebooks is the lack of a secondary market. I buy many books that I decide aren't worth keeping once I've read them. Or I'll buy a short story then, later, buy a collection containing that story so I end up with duplicate books. With pbooks, no problem-I sell them to others or donate them and get a tax deduction. With ebooks? I either throw them out so nobody benefits from them or I keep them in case I change my mind. Fortunately storage costs for ebooks are nothing.
Since I strip the DRM I suppose I could sell them and, provided I sold no more copies than I bought (usually 1) I believe I could prevail in court should I be sued over it-but I don't think it's worth the trouble. Maybe if ebooks cost more, like hundreds of dollars each, then I'd think it was worth the trouble-but if they cost that much I don't think I'd own so many. Paradox.
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Not to mention you might have trouble finding buyers. Unless you run a very popular site, selling any book (visibility) is not all that easy...
I'll not argue the moral, ethical or legal issues as there is no point and we don't need another thread on that topic.