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<blockquote data-quote="eris404" data-source="post: 2330933" data-attributes="member: 5338"><p>Wasn't sure where to put this, since it is slightly off-topic for the general forum, but I think also relevant to some discussions that occurred here in the past. I remember asking some time why reselling books isn't illegal and got some excellent responses. Well, it turns out that not everyone is happy that books can be so easily and readily resold. </p><p></p><p>On a SciFi/Fantasy email list, I was pointed to this blog:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://bookstoretourism.blogspot.com/2005/06/used-book-debate-at-bea.html" target="_blank">http://bookstoretourism.blogspot.com/2005/06/used-book-debate-at-bea.html</a></p><p></p><p>The author attended a panel at a conference (I believe Book Expo America), the topic: "Toward Quantifying the Used Book Conundrum." Some interesting points (quoted directly from the site):</p><p></p><p># Many consumers don't differentiate between new and used books anymore.</p><p></p><p># Many consumers now feel that paying full price for a book is foolish when you can get it for cheaper. It's part of today's "bargain culture."</p><p></p><p># Used books help to keep authors' careers afloat by sustaining their audiences and even creating new ones.</p><p></p><p># An author's books may be out of print, but the used book market keeps them circulating.</p><p></p><p><strong># Many authors feel that since a book is their intellectual property, they should be compensated again if the book is resold.</strong></p><p></p><p># Bookselling is the only industry where the person who created the product wants additional payment if the actual item is resold. This is not the case in the auto or housing industries, for example.</p><p></p><p>Now, I know I buy a lot of used books, whether fiction, text books or gaming books, and I can't imagine how they would even begin to try to track used book sales. How do you feel about this? Is there is good solution?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eris404, post: 2330933, member: 5338"] Wasn't sure where to put this, since it is slightly off-topic for the general forum, but I think also relevant to some discussions that occurred here in the past. I remember asking some time why reselling books isn't illegal and got some excellent responses. Well, it turns out that not everyone is happy that books can be so easily and readily resold. On a SciFi/Fantasy email list, I was pointed to this blog: [url]http://bookstoretourism.blogspot.com/2005/06/used-book-debate-at-bea.html[/url] The author attended a panel at a conference (I believe Book Expo America), the topic: "Toward Quantifying the Used Book Conundrum." Some interesting points (quoted directly from the site): # Many consumers don't differentiate between new and used books anymore. # Many consumers now feel that paying full price for a book is foolish when you can get it for cheaper. It's part of today's "bargain culture." # Used books help to keep authors' careers afloat by sustaining their audiences and even creating new ones. # An author's books may be out of print, but the used book market keeps them circulating. [B]# Many authors feel that since a book is their intellectual property, they should be compensated again if the book is resold.[/B] # Bookselling is the only industry where the person who created the product wants additional payment if the actual item is resold. This is not the case in the auto or housing industries, for example. Now, I know I buy a lot of used books, whether fiction, text books or gaming books, and I can't imagine how they would even begin to try to track used book sales. How do you feel about this? Is there is good solution? [/QUOTE]
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