That's a "quirk" of everything that can be enjoyed without consuming it, right? If I hang a painting on the wall, the artist doesn't get paid when my guests look at it. If I listen to music, the artist doesn't get paid when my guests hear it as well. If I lock my door, whoever made the lock doesn't get paid when my partner doesn't get burgled as well.
Yes, absolutely. The difference between a lock and a book though, is that the lock primarily has some ongoing functional purpose. Generally with books, they are consumed (non-destructively), and then their value is drastically diminished to the owner, leading them to resell them. I get to keep all the great memories of the book that I read even after I sell it, but I probably will not think back to all the times I locked and unlocked my door.
