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Originally Posted by darryl
The problem as I see it can be neatly summed up in a single question. Why would anyone "buy" a "new" ebook when they could get a "used" ebook of identical quality for a lower price?
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For one thing, if no one buys new eBooks, there won't be a used eBook market. For many people the price is not the key -- they want the book, or DVD or (whatever) as soon as it comes out. Others are willing to wait -- or, perhaps, to buy a used book they just discovered for the first time. When I go to Amazon for an MP3 album, I'll often find that the used CD is much cheaper and buy and rip that CD myself.