No, I bought the books used for 25 cents at a local booksale, and the authors did not benefit from my secondary market transaction.
But they did. The presence of a secondary market for used books increased the value of some new books. People buy them knowing that they might one day recoup some costs by selling them. Would people pay more, or less, for a new car if they were told they could never sell or trade it away as a used car?
Baffling
Please back up this statement.
I for one, buy primary market books for the content; and to support creators whom I wish to support. Not to display the book or resell it. That is some capitalist jive.
People typically use libraries because
A) they are too poor to afford the books, and libraries therein provide a valuable community function
B) they are doing research and only need the books for a short time
C) they read more books than they can afford
and other such reasons.
Arguably the U.S. courts are in the wrong here. We can only hope first sale doctrine is extended to digital goods in the U.S. in the future, as it has been in the EU for over a decade.
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