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Originally Posted by athenat
Honestly I don't do it because I'm lazy...and there are enough bargains, coupons and sales going on around to justify it. But I don't condone anyone who does. Frankly if I have to think about publisher, author, mass production, what Canada is selling vs US, I might as well forget about reading the book. And what's the deal with selling an "ebook" at a lesser price in one geographical location vs another? I mean did the content of the book change? did it take more or less technological steps to produce in India vs France??? I mean seriously? Authors and publishers should think "morally" about the consumers as well, not just the other way around.
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Well just to add fuel to the fire, sometimes it is a different Publisher.
For instance the book I was considering.
Publisher A has the rights to sell in the US with a release date next week. Right now the pre-order price is $10.99 on Amazon.
Publisher B has the rights to sell in the UK and the book has been for sale for over a week now. Right now the price on Amazon is $5.41
So if I hop onto a VPN and purchase giving a UK address. Amazon will get paid (likely less). The author will get paid (probably less but it depends on the contract.) Publisher A loses a sale. I'm supposed to be their customer given my passport. Publisher B gains a sale, they aren't supposed to get anything from me.
It still doesn't bother me though I understand the position of others take that it is morally wrong and against my Amazon TOS to deceive using IPs and different addresses. I just don't agree with their opinion.