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On a more practical note (because whinging about geo-restrictions makes everyone feel better but doesn't actually fix anything), I can say that here in NZ, Whitcoulls (which is the same as Borders Australia, and anything Kobo will sell downunder) now has a reasonable selection of ebooks from Penguin and Random House, but are (apparently) still working on the other major publishers. I hope it won't take too long.
Its still not a great selection, but its getting better, and the prices are (surprisingly) actually pretty reasonable, often at $11-15NZ ($7-10US) which is just over half the standard paperback price. Of course there are exceptions, but maybe we just need patience (never my strong suit). In the meantime there is Baen, Smashwords and others that don't worry about where you live ...
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