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Wait a minute, aren't they getting the royalties from the first sale in the other county? (YES, is the answer) The Supreme Court just upheld the "first sale" doctrine, which means that once you bought something, you get to do what you want with it (i.e. resale it, loan it out, etc). Without the "first sale" doctrine publisher could forbid libraries from loaning out books or other materials.

E-Books are a different sticky issue since technically you are buying a license to view the text, not buying a copy of it.