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Originally Posted by djgreedo
in Australia (as the OP stated) book prices are a lot higher than in other countries. A big factor in this is that Australians have a relatively high cost of living as well as relatively high incomes.
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Sorry, I fail to see how that has a direct influence on the cost side of things for a foreign publisher. Wages are not much of an issue, either, with a virtual store. Taxes are obvious, much of the rest is just "the market will bear it = profit maximization". Which in itself is not illegal but tends to piss people off if done in too obvious a manner.
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Geographical restrictions are horrid, and a relic of old business ways.
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I'm glad we agree.