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Originally Posted by dbur
I just returned from Egypt where I attempted to download US newspapers to my wifi Nook classic. No can do! Message says only can download in North America! Is this true?
My friends with Kindle can download. What's the deal here?
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There is a difference between buying and downloading books, newspapers and magazines. You can only buy them in the US. But if they are bought, you are allowed to download them anywhere in the world.
If you buy a magazine or newspaper subscribtion in the US, you can download the copies of that subscribtion anywhere in the world. But you can not buy a subscribtion, or a single copy outside the US.
The publishers have forced all US bookstores to enforce strict geo-restrictions. The bookstores are only allowed to sell their books, newspapers and magazines in the US.
Amazon is the only bookstore with contracts in place that allows users to buy things outside the US.