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Originally Posted by HarryT
Actually, in most cases it's the author's decision. The publisher has no say in the matter.
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Actually, it is a matter of what is in the contract between author and publisher. And very few authors can do much to change that. The relationship of forces is entirely in the publisher's favour.
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Originally Posted by Wordeater
Does that mean that even though I purchase from Amazon.com with my Canadian mail address 'geographical restrictions' apply to me that don't apply to an American buying on the same site?
I can't say I've ever come up against not being able to buy a book on Amazon.com that I've wanted. Would the site not notify me if and when I send the book to 'My Cart' that is restricted to me, or is it more likely that I just haven't come across a book I have tried to buy that is restricted?
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I use a US address for my Kindle, so I'm not positive, but from the reports I've seen, and the way Audible (an Amazon company) works, you mostly won't see the book at all. But if you click on a link to it, you'll see a "not available in your area" notice.
It's true that the list of available books for Americans is higher than all others, but it does work both ways. What I do is keep an account on Kobo for things that I'm not seeing on my US Kindle account. (For example,
The Sentimentalists by Johanna Skibsrud which won the Giller Prize this year.)
I buy on Kobo, and then convert to my Kindle. But the number of books I do this way is FAR less then I would have to do if I had a Kobo and wanted books that are only available on US Kindle.