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thinkpad · 11-14-2010, 05:53 AM

I've also noticed that once a print book actually becomes available electronically it can be a nightmare with geo-restrictions.
Take the author Guy Gavriel Kay for example and his book Tigana. This book is available in the Kindle format but only if you live in Canada

I'm having a real hard time thinking that the author decided that the e-book should only be available to Canada, so who's to blame?

When are the authors/agencies/publishers going to learn that internet has no boundaries. It doesn't work the same way selling an e-book as you would sell a physical print book. This is something that the publishers are having a real hard time grasping or they are just plain ignorant with no wish for flexibility.

11-14-2010, 05:53 AM	#5
thinkpad David Posts: 1,808 Karma: 8916183 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Norway Device: Kindle, E.Edge (sold), Irex Iliad (retired)	I've also noticed that once a print book actually becomes available electronically it can be a nightmare with geo-restrictions. Take the author Guy Gavriel Kay for example and his book Tigana. This book is available in the Kindle format but only if you live in Canada I'm having a real hard time thinking that the author decided that the e-book should only be available to Canada, so who's to blame? When are the authors/agencies/publishers going to learn that internet has no boundaries. It doesn't work the same way selling an e-book as you would sell a physical print book. This is something that the publishers are having a real hard time grasping or they are just plain ignorant with no wish for flexibility.