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Originally Posted by karunaji
Just because they comply with the law, it doesn't mean that they don't discriminate. They do not do it on their own volition. They would probably gladly sell every book to everyone but they are unwilling participants of obsolete and unjust system of regional rights.
In the e-book world it makes no sense to each country to get publishing rights. And neither for many old and rare paper books that are practically out of print and not yet converted into e-format. The market is simply too small for most countries. The copyright agreements are the actual problem and it should be reformed.
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you simply need to get over your pitiful self
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Originally Posted by gASK
The law is seriously behind technology here to the point where it is getting ridiculous. I hope it will change soon, but - being a realist - I do not expect it to.
For example for many books I can buy and get delivered a PAPER copy of said book, while the ELECTRONIC copy gives me "Not available in your country" error. I have ordered quite a few books, both printed and electronic and I have yet to encounter a paper book Amazon is not willing to deliver to my doorstep. I have however encountered MANY electronic ones that I simply can not purchase.
For other "unavailable-in-Europe" goods, I can use my american friends to "resend" me the package. Or I can fly to America, buy it and take it home with me and nobody is gonna stop me. However with ebooks this is not possible.
Mailing to publishers gives me (at most) a form letter informing me that the book is not available right now and maybe it will be at some time and thank you for your interest etc etc...
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and believe it or not, there are times that ebooks have not been available to those of us in the US