Is it really illegal to sell International edition textbooks?

Question

I bought a textbook that was an international edition and lately people have complained to the seller that it is illegal to sell IE's.

Answer 1

No, it's not. The principle of "first sale" states that once you have bought something, it is yours and you can do with it what you want - including selling it.

Now, the seller may, if he's a distributor for the publisher, be breaking his contract with them - but he's not breaking the law.

Richard