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Originally Posted by sabredog
Surely you can see that offering contracts based on such as system that encourages geo restrictions is problematic and backward thinking in today's world?
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I entirely agree. But the point you're missing is that it's the
author who chooses to sign separate contracts for distribution in different countries, because they can make more money that way.
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An author simply wants to publish a book.
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No, an author wants to maximise his income from a book. And the way to do that is often to sign multiple distribution deals for different territories.
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If the publisher offered worldwide distribution of an ebook in the same way as a dead tree book, based on a newer more digital age distribution model then surely that is the way forward?
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I'm not sure what you mean by that. Paper publishing is geographically restricted in just the same way that eBook distribution is. Authors sign contracts for paper publishing restricted to (for example) the USA or UK just as they do for eBooks. Indeed, it's normally the same contract.