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ProfCrash · 07-20-2011, 04:27 PM

The issue has nothing to do with geographic restrictions. That is a totally different pain in the ass. Amazon was selling e-books to people traveling overseas 18 months before they had an international Kindle.

1) I am a US resident with a US credit card. I can buy books through Amazon US legally.

2) I got on a plane with my K1 (non-international) and flew to Australia and New Zealand before there was an international Kindle. Meaning, no international licenses. The K2 had just been released and was pretty. The K2 International was still 6 months away.

3) While in Australia and New Zealand I purchased e-books from Amazon's US e-book store on my netbook. I downloaded said books to my netbook and used the USB cable to transfer the books to my K1 (non-international). I was in Australia and New Zealand for 2 weeks and the K2 International was still 6 months away from being released.

4) This means that Amazon was selling e-books to US residents travelling outside of the US long before there was an international Kindle and Amazon UK was selling e-books for the Kindle.

There was no international license involved. None. Zip Zilch Zero. It has nothing to do with international licenses. I could buy from Amazon when overseas before there was an international Kindle because Amazon allowed me to.

I cannot buy most books from Amazon UK because of geographic restrictions. That would not change if I were to go and visit the UK. When I visit the UK and buy e-books, I buy them through Amazon US. That is where my account is.

BN unwillingness to sell e-books to US residents traveling over seas has nothing to do with geographic restrictions. BN could allow US residents with a US account to buy books while overseas if they wanted to but they chose not to. I have no idea why BN chooses not to but they do.

To review, US Kindle owners could buy e-books from Amazon US before there was an international Kindle and any international licenses in place. If Amazon could legally sell e-books to US Kindle users overseas before there was an international Kindle and the various licensing issues then BN can do the same.

07-20-2011, 04:27 PM	#16
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	The issue has nothing to do with geographic restrictions. That is a totally different pain in the ass. Amazon was selling e-books to people traveling overseas 18 months before they had an international Kindle. 1) I am a US resident with a US credit card. I can buy books through Amazon US legally. 2) I got on a plane with my K1 (non-international) and flew to Australia and New Zealand before there was an international Kindle. Meaning, no international licenses. The K2 had just been released and was pretty. The K2 International was still 6 months away. 3) While in Australia and New Zealand I purchased e-books from Amazon's US e-book store on my netbook. I downloaded said books to my netbook and used the USB cable to transfer the books to my K1 (non-international). I was in Australia and New Zealand for 2 weeks and the K2 International was still 6 months away from being released. 4) This means that Amazon was selling e-books to US residents travelling outside of the US long before there was an international Kindle and Amazon UK was selling e-books for the Kindle. There was no international license involved. None. Zip Zilch Zero. It has nothing to do with international licenses. I could buy from Amazon when overseas before there was an international Kindle because Amazon allowed me to. I cannot buy most books from Amazon UK because of geographic restrictions. That would not change if I were to go and visit the UK. When I visit the UK and buy e-books, I buy them through Amazon US. That is where my account is. BN unwillingness to sell e-books to US residents traveling over seas has nothing to do with geographic restrictions. BN could allow US residents with a US account to buy books while overseas if they wanted to but they chose not to. I have no idea why BN chooses not to but they do. To review, US Kindle owners could buy e-books from Amazon US before there was an international Kindle and any international licenses in place. If Amazon could legally sell e-books to US Kindle users overseas before there was an international Kindle and the various licensing issues then BN can do the same.