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I'm not aware of any bookstore that allows anyone off the street to come in and put their own books up for sale in their store.
by jaywalk 7y ago
I'm not aware of any bookstore that allows anyone off the street to come in and put their own books up for sale in their store.
- throwaway4220 7y agoMaybe because they're hard to find :) But actually you can self-publish a book and convince the store owner to sell it. It's not easy by any means, but not impossible. One of my more organized classmates in college sold his bound notes at the school bookstore for a decent sum.
- UncleMeat 7y ago> and convince the store owner to sell it That's the key bit. The store owner can say "no".
- xbdead 7y agoYou mean a consignment bookshop? I know of several.
- tzs 7y agoI'm not really sure that is relevant. The question is how much control can you exercise over the content that is presented or carried by your service without incurring liability for that content. The OP was saying that choosing what content is allowed => liability (such as with newspapers), and ! liability => not choosing (such as with common carriers). My point is that bookstores do get to choose, but do not generally incur liability, showing that the idea that except for internet under section 230 everything else follows a simple liability <=> choosing model is not really accurate.
- jaywalk 7y agoAnd my point is that bookstores do not even begin to resemble a "public square" which is why I don't believe your analogy is a good one.