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Originally Posted by orwell2k
Amazon, Sony (or whichever US corporate behemouth you wish to insert here) do not have the right to set up a store-front in UK, Sweden, Australia, Timbuktu, etc. So why distinguish between paper books and eBooks in this case?
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This is about distribution, the ability to control what is available, in what markets, in controlled quantities, for relatively controlled prices. Just like you, I see this as very similar to DVD regions. Why should I need to buy a different player or a multiplayer if I want to, for example, view the Japanese-language version of a particular movie?
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Originally Posted by orwell2k
But we can go round and round dissecting the various issues - suffice to say that decisions have been made which happen to disadvantage me (and others) outside the US market.
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And inside, too. Perhaps I want to buy a UK version of the one of the Harry Potter novels which is only available via the UK Amazon. I was able to do it with the paper version. I suppose the 'e' version is not available to me.
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