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Originally Posted by LadyKate
I am wondering, how are used book sales legal when the author does not get any royalties for these sales.
As a purchaser of a paperback has the option of selling that paperback to a used book dealer or exchanging it for another book at a used book dealer, I think the ebook price should reflect that non-transferable fact, it is even difficult to let a friend read your ebooks unless you have a dedicated "friend device".
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That was taken to court many times long ago and the courts decided resale of books was allowed. And yes, the author gets nothing. The publisher gets nothing as well. It's just one of those things. There are those who are already fighting to be able to "resell" ebooks. Some want to resell them "one time only" other want to resell multiple times.
It's very difficult to be an author/creator/artist!