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I don't know about that. From what I read, the Publishers were making more money when Amazon was setting the price then they are now that they are setting the price. Why? Because the Publishers pay a higher percentage to Amazon now.
Truth be told, the go restrictions have nothing to do with Amazon. The reality is that when an Author signs a contract for a book, he grants the Publisher rights to publish the book. The geo restrictions come into play because very few publishers, I think actually no Publisher, signs an author to a contract that covers every countries market. Most Publishers sign a contract for a specific country.
So a book that is available in the US may not be available in Australia because the US Publisher does can sell the book in the US but not Australia. The Australian Publisher has to make the decision to publish the book in Australia.
This is a pain for everyone. The Girl with the Tattoo books were available in Europe long before they were available in the US.
Amazon is not allowed to chose to ignore the contracts between the Author and the Publisher. Amazon can only sell those books in the markets that the contract allows. I have no idea why people have been able to buy pbooks and have them shipped to Australia. My guess is because there is a physical book that is in Amazon's possession and hence it is available for sale as opposed to the digital book that make up an e-book.
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