> Without copyright, the value of a book's contents is $0 People don't buy books because of the "$$$ value of a book's contents". > because the mean cost† for

> Without copyright, the value of a book's contents is $0 People don't buy books because of the "$$$ value of a book's contents". > because the mean cost† for (re)producing it is $0. That's not the mean cost of reproducing a book, not to mention making it available to you.