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Originally Posted by HansTWN
It definitely has nothing to do with copyright infringement. It is a contract between the publisher and the ebook store and it is the store's responsibility to uphold it, not mine. we deal a lot with grey imports for physical goods --- which happen because an agent/supplier in one country is ripping local customers off and they are looking for better deals elsewhere. The only thing said agent/supplier can do is go to the manufacturer and complain. A publisher's or manufacturer's distribution system doesn't really concern me.
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Precisely! In fact, Waterstones used to sell ebooks to U.S. customers, no questions asked. They only stopped when threatened with lawsuits/publisher boycotts. In a regretful e-mail they so informed their U.S. customers.