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I never gave a used paper book as a specific occasion gift.
Often I have given a used pbook to someone who requested it.
No one has asked me for a used ebook, and if they did I would not jump through hoops to give it to them.
My main motivation for buying as opposed to borrowing or getting freebies is to support authors I have been reading for many years or new authors I think are excellent.
I don't care about bequeathing my books.
I don't care about buying or selling used ebooks. And I find the thought impractical at best. say 5000 people buy a new ebook and 1000 read it and put it on the market in a day. These fast readers with an entrepreneurial bent are likely to be the only ones who recoup some of the cost. The next day another 1000 buy, and another 1000 (give or take) are trying to sell. Not too long before the used books are going for less than the cost of DRM transfer and additional costs such as percentage to authors/publishers.
It is a nice thought but do most of us have the drive to be at the forefront of the market and is it worth the effort? Not me I know.
And might it not devalue books in general?
Would those who consider ownership and reselling rights important feel fulfilled if buying for 2 cents and selling for 1 cent?
Could be, I just want to read
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