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Originally Posted by cHex
Cultural or political? From what I read, part of the problem could be that not only are book prices fixed by law, but eBooks would cost more than pBooks due to taxes.
I also find it kinda funny that scant years after eBooks sales began to accelerate anywhere on planet earth at all, this or that country is seen to "resist" eBooks. I'll bet German eBook sales aren't long in climbing up to threaten pBooks there (assuming, of course, no further political protectionism).
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The Europeans seem to be slow because they have cradle to grave laws that protect all their precious culture and these laws aren't meant to change readily. Where else do you have to get names for children approved unless you use those from a standard list?
They are figuring it out though and should be mostly lined up with the new publishing methods within the next 2 or 3 years, and certainly 5. They really don't like it when you point out that they are backwards.