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Originally Posted by HarryT
Why would anybody ever buy a new book, in that case, given that, unlike a paper book, a "used" ebook is identical to the original?
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That is no problem, because the 1,50 fee for the bookshop is more then enough profit, if 5 customers resell it, they have €7,50 profit.
And the book must be once selled new,before you can resell it, you can only sell books buyed there.
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The difficulty I see with this is the requirement that you get rid of your original. Without verification, that's an open invitation to piracy. How do you remove it from your account at the bookstore you bought it from?
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At the moment you sell it, is is automatically deleted from the bookshelf.
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The whole thing seems unworkable.
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It is based on the case of the capital software, that it is legal to resell a licence of software as long as you sell the original.
It is not possible for a buyer to sell the book twice on the store.
Only a new buyer can sell it again.
The european court used the UsesSoft/Oracle arrest 2012 where it is found legal to sell the licence of software, like you have a secondhand PC with software installed on it like windows, once registered and activated,it is legal to sell the pc,with the software installed on it.
Crucial,the publishers say the ebook is a book, the shop owner says, it is not a book,it is software..