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> This would create the problem that people could buy an used ebook, read it, and then resell it afterwards for the same price, basically reading the ebook for
by everdev 7y ago
> This would create the problem that people could buy an used ebook, read it, and then resell it afterwards for the same price, basically reading the ebook for free.
If the author still got a cut of the resale price, this might actually increase sales.
There are tons of books I'd like to read but I felt were out of my monthly book budget.
If I could recoup a good portion of my costs I'd buy more books.
- JadeNB 7y ago> If the author still got a cut of the resale price, this might actually increase sales. Historically, this idea hasn’t gone over well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine .