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Old 06-05-2013, 08:59 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by calvin-c View Post
Is it actually the same publisher? Or is it a foreign subsidiary of the publisher? Many international businesses have separate 'companies' for each country. And keep in mind possible import duties when a truly foreign company sells something in 'your' country. And the final 'rule' is that lacking price controls a company will charge as much as they think buyers are willing to pay-and if buyers in different countries are willing to pay different amounts then the companies will charge different amounts in those countries.
It was Penguin Book, Penguin Group, with absolutely same eISBN. But I couldn't tell how do they register the sale, for Indian market Kobo charges in US$.
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Originally Posted by calvin-c View Post
And the final 'rule' is that lacking price controls a company will charge as much as they think buyers are willing to pay-and if buyers in different countries are willing to pay different amounts then the companies will charge different amounts in those countries.
Yes, IMHO, it seems to be exactly this, unfortunately.
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