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Allegedly, I heard that if you live outside, say, US or UK , and you reside somewhere like, as an example. Oz or NZ, say, and have an Oz or NZ friend, or just any one happy to assist, who lives in either of these areas, it is possible to use their address, as a sort of "holiday home" (should you be thinking off visiting them). You could possibly, I understand, buy books from those countries and get them on your reader in some way.
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Unfortunately, it's not usually that simple. Many buying sites use your IP address. Certainly Kobo does, and I've had Amazon query my eligibility as well when I registered as a US user (I have friends and relatives all over the world, including UK/US/Canada, so not short of viable addresses!) Of course there are ways around it, there always are, but to us that's just not the point. I would love to be able to support Australian businesses, and would be prepared to pay a slight premium to do so, but not 2-3 times the price.