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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
For ebooks, that equation changes.
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I don't see why, exactly. Or at least why it does have to be that way. If I buy an ebook at amazon.uk and they "ship" it to me (if instantly), how is that fundamentally different? It's still a UK sale, and I'm fine with that.
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Trade is increasingly global.
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Yes, and even more so with digital goods, because the pesky delivery issues disappear. Which is why the continued and obvious attempts at geographical market segmentation are so frustrating.
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If you want to offer your international bestseller here, you'll have to cut a deal to have it issued in our country by one of our publishers, so that they get a piece of the action.
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How would that work? What's "here" mean in an international context anyway? If there is a book available on, say, Amazon, not geo-restricted in any way, what can the government of Absurdistan do about it?
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This already happens in multi-national manufacturing, where there is political pressure to source components for various things from local suppliers in countries affected. Aircraft and automobiles are examples.
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True, but, boy do you have delivery (after-sale support, etc. etc.) issues there. In short, can't do business without a local presence of sorts. This is not true for digital goods.