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Re:Amazon has made a change to the way it sells books, which... by Sephr on Saturday May 20, 2017 @06:38PM (#14384738)
> 3) Books were purchased through "unauthorized" channels, e.g. free review copies

I don't see anything wrong with someone reselling a free review copy of a physical book. If you don't want people reselling free review copies, then don't give them out in the first place.

Also, I've heard from multiple authors that issue #2 is definitely still a problem at Amazon.

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Re:Amazon has made a change to the way it sells books, which... by reeddavid on Sunday May 21, 2017 @02:16AM (#14385943)
Oh I absolutely agree, nothing wrong with people selling review copies. My point was that review copies for sale is an entirely separate issue from which seller wins the Amazon Buy Box.
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