It is possible to scan books in merchant's inventory without buying them

[Demivan]

Describe the bug

It is possible to scan books that are in merchant's (probably in any other character) inventory without buying them.

In merchant's case, this leads to getting all his books for free.

Attach save file

N/A

Steps to reproduce

1. Stand near merchant that have books in their inventory
2. Select "Store a book" from e-ink tablet action list
3. There are books from nearby merchant's inventory listed for scanning
4. You can successfully scan a book

Expected behavior

Books in merchant's and other character inventories should not be scannable.

Screenshots

After successful scan:

Versions and configuration

• OS: Linux
  • OS Version: LSB Version: n/a; Distributor ID: Arch; Description: Arch Linux; Release: rolling; Codename: n/a;
• Game Version: 4704851 [64-bit]
• Graphics Version: Tiles
• Game Language: System language []
• Mods loaded: [
  Dark Days Ahead [dda],
  Disable NPC Needs [no_npc_food],
  Portal Storms Ignore NPCs [personal_portal_storms],
  No Fungal Growth [no_fungal_growth],
  Bionic Professions [package_bionic_professions],
  Xedra Evolved [xedra_evolved],
  Mythical Martial Arts [MMA],
  No Rail Stations [No_Rail_Stations],
  Tamable Wildlife [Tamable_Wildlife]
  ]

Additional context

No response

[Qrox]

Perhaps they are releasing the books under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.

[inverimus]

Does this have to do with being able to scan unread books now which doesn't pick them up?

[FATM0USE]

it almost certainly does since this also apples to books that are flagged as owned but not being carried by anyone (like all the books in the refugee center).