Thread: Aussie regulator: E-book price fixing is not our problem
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Old 07-25-2013, 03:05 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by jehane View Post
ebooks are treated differently in one significant way - the point of sale of a print book is considered the location of the shop, whereas the point of sale of an ebook is considered the location of the buyer. So an individual in Australia buying a print book from Amazon.com (for example) is considered to be buying in the US, and can buy at US prices. An individual in Australia buying an ebook from Amazon.com is considered to be buying in Australia and is subject to Australian pricing and geo-restrictions.
Why is this? Who decided that the ebook sale should be treated differently than the pbook.

Great post btw
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