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Originally Posted by Fbone
Amazon has several country specific websites set up already. B&N doesnt. And the geo restrictions are more narrow than realized. A customer from Netherlands can't purchase from UK Amazon. Into how many parts do the publishers split the globe?
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<shrug> How many publishers are there?
Geo-restrictions bite when rights to a book are held by more than one publisher. "Foreign rights" are normally negotiated separately. My book may be bought by a US publisher for US sale, and then (I should be so lucky...) picked up by publishers in other countries for release there. Those publishers have the right to issue the book in their respective territories.
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And there are already many ereaders available globally. Do they need another one?
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Why not?
B&N wants market share. The nook is a worthy reader, and the nook color is doing nicely, thanks.
There are plenty of other readers, but where do you get content? If you want to get Kindle editions from Amazon, you need to use a Kindle or Kindle app. If you want to get content from B&N, you need to use a nook or nook app.
As publishers increasingly push for worldwide electronic rights, geo-restrictions will fade. Each on-line book retailer will want to be your sole source for purchased ebooks.
Amazon built an eco-system around the Kindle and Kindle apps to encourage you to buy only from them. B&N will have incentive to do likewise.
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Dennis