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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Actually, I don't see anything wrong with authors getting compensation for used books/e-books reselling. As long as said compensation for a used book or low-cost e-book wasn't too high a percentage of the sale, say, a few cents per.
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Steve, I realize you are in the "Book building" business but this idea of "giving authors compensation for the second, third, ... nth resell of a book is a dangerous precedent. How long before the publishers, distributers, etc. want their cut? How long before you have to pay Ford Motor Co. when you sell a used Ford Explorer, etc.? Or should that payment only go to the designer for his "intelectual property"? I think you can see how this road could lead to onerous & ad infinitum payments. E.g. we may have to cut out a monetary portion for the lumberjack who cut down the tree used for pulp in making paper for your book to be printed on.