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Originally Posted by pdurrant
On the contrary. I can't think of any (big, commercial) publisher that would want to encourage a second-hand market in ebooks.
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Not sure about that. Many of my friends and colleagues (and me) are more likely to buy a textbook in a printed format because 1) it is easier to use and 2) it DOES have a secondhand market. My local University bookshop has a mountain of used print books at the start of each new term which very quickly sell out while I only know a handful of people who have
ever bought an ebook version of a tech manual. Many are a similar price to the print version but print is often easier to use (for one thing, the batteries don't run out). Something that might, possibly, tip people into buying new ebooks instead of a secondhand print book might be looked upon with kindly eyes.