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HarryT: They would agree to limit their book to one geographic location!? I find that hard to believe. (I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just not inclined to believe it) Any author in their right mind would be foolish to limit their book to one geographic location. I've told my publisher on every occasion I want it available worldwide, and not just the US. Even if only 10% of the world's total population could or would read your book for whatever reasons that may be, that's still a lot more than the potential readers in your single geographic location if the 10% rule still applies.
So in the end I'd rather have 700 million potential readers (yes, I realize that maybe 1% of those would actually consider buying the book, or be able to, but bear with me here) than 35 million (350m US citizens, minus the 10% rule, equals 35m potential readers). And yes, those are insanely unrealistic numbers. But if you go with the wide area method (the greater the area covered, the greater the chance of success), your potential book sales will grow accordingly, as likely will your true sales as well.
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