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Old 01-04-2014, 05:10 PM   #100
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
I must, with the greatest possible respect, beg to differ. If the person you "share" it with would otherwise have bought the book themselves, the author has lost a sale.
If you loan a paperback book to your friend the author has lost a sale.

If you pass your newspaper to someone when you're done with it the publisher has lost a sale.

When you share your house with your wife some a builder has lost a sale.

When you handed down an old shirt to your younger brother the clothing industry lost a sale.

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