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Originally Posted by darryl
Yet more DRM. Wonderful!
More seriously, this is trying to apply print book principles to EBooks. An ebook is a computer file, and it is essentially meaningless to talk about it being used.
Essentially, we are dealing with rights here. What is basically being proposed is the ability to "sell" an ebook in competition with retailers, publishers etc. But unlike paper books, the "used" ebook is identical in quality to the "original" ebook. And, unlike a print book, can go on changing hands ad infinitum without ever deteriorating to a point that it cannot be on-soid. Why on earth would anyone buy a "new" ebook in preference to a "used" one at a discount.
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Maybe it will be like the libraries and their limits on lending-- it can only be resold X number of times then it expires. I can also see the publishers liking it if they get a cut every time the ebook changes hands.