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SabreDog, I have exactly the same problem - latest books by two aussie fantasy authors that are geo-restricted to UK/US. Madness.
To explain geo-restrictions to non e-book readers I use this analogy ...
I walk into a bookstore in NYC, and go to purchase a book. The conversation with the shop assistant goes:
SA - 'can I see some ID to prove that you are a US resident?'
Me - 'sorry, I'm a NZer, not a US resident.
SA - 'I'm sorry, in that case, I can't sell you that book - it's only for sale to US residents.'
Me - 'but this book isn't even available in NZ - it's not like I'm ripping off some NZ bookseller'
SA - 'That's the rules.'
On walking out of the shop a passerby says 'psst - here's a copy of the book for free'. Me - 'wow! Thanks heaps'. Darknet strikes again ....
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