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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
So you suggest each publisher having ebook rights in their territory, which puts us right back where we began, save that nobody has a problem with the arrangement?
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In a way yes, only I'm suggesting to allow exports as well, just the way we currently have with pbooks. I can mail order a book in London (point of sale: UK) and they'll send it to me. Why can't I do the same with an ebook?
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Publishers, like other content providers, compete on the strength of their catalog, and the fact that only they have a particular piece of content.
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I don't see how
not offering a particular book for sale, at all, gives you a competitive edge, to be honest. At this point we (well, I) are not complaining about price but sheer availability. Many books are not locally available in electronic form (legally) for
any price. I suppose I could buy them the next time I'm in the US and personally export them on my thumb drive ...
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Originally Posted by tompe
I do not think you are allowed to do that. The publisher do not have the right to sell the book in your country.
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They don't. They sell it in theirs, and I subsequently export it. I used to do that with books all the time.
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I remember discussions about grey import and some time ago in London there were only one or two shops were you could buy American editions of science fiction-books and none of these shops were a big chain.
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That's an entirely different story. No, it's not legal to re-import foreign editions en masse for selling them. But as a consumer you're welcome to do so for your own needs.