So, some time ago, received the following e-mail from Diesel.
At the very end of the month (right now, that is), it seems I've got some cash to spare, so I hop over to Diesel, chuck 14 (!) Forgotten Realms novels into my cart (starting with the first one from 1987), apply the promo code, and get my discount. (Over the first $50.) I've done it before, without problems. The cost would be around $2.70 or so per book.
Checkout.... and 12 of the 14 books get removed from my cart because of territorial restrictions. And I'm *not* going to buy these books at a price of €6.04 at Kobo, which is $7.85.
I've not read much about the Forgotten Realms in terms of novels; only the Drizzt, Cleric Quintet and War of the Spider Queen series, all (co-)authored by Salvatore. These were not a particular choice; they were recommended to me a long time ago, and I have them in paper. Therefore I also got them as eBooks, and after a re-read, I'll sell off or give away the paper versions.
Because I liked them, I decided to start collecting all FR-books, as they now seem to be available in eBook, from the very first one. It seems I can't, except when paying three times as much as the average American. I won't. If it has to be this way, I think that I'll just re-read what i have, and leave Forgotten Realms fantasy at that.
Will they EVER learn?!
The games industry is learning, with the new role-playing games "Torment - Tides of Numenera" and "Project Eternity" coming to GoG.com for DRM-free, worldwide purchase and download. And I can't wait, because these games are based on the old-skool Baldur's Gate style of RPG's.