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GDayDigger,
You've asked some good questions. I'm not qualified to answer them all, so I'll just try to answer the one about geographic restrictions.
It's no longer true that you can only buy Kindle books if you are in the US. If you go the page on the Amazon site from which they sell the new Kindle ("Kindle Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G + Wi-Fi, 6" Display, Graphite, 3G Works Globally - Latest Generation"), and scroll down to where it says "Massive Selection", you'll see a link, "Check your country". You can then pick a country, and it will tell you all the country-specific information, including how many titles are available to you.
Also, if you browse the Kindle store from within that country, you'll see the actual titles available in the country (but priced in US dollars). That should give you a good idea about whether you'll be able to buy the books that interest you.
Keep in mind too that you don't have to buy your books from Amazon. The Kindle supports Mobi-format books, which are widely available from many public-domain sources and elsewhere.
I hope this helps.
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