At a time when many independent booksellers both here and abroad are beginning to gain traction selling Kobo e-books, other retailers are eyeing the secondary market for e-books and other digital content. Boston-based ReDigi, which opened a used digital music storefront in late 2011, may have gotten there first, but megaretailer Amazon isn’t far behind. Last month Amazon received a patent to create a digital marketplace for used content, including used e-books and audio downloads, much like the one it already provides for sellers of used print books and CDs.
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