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Originally Posted by Billingsgate
I actually find this to be the rarity. Being outside the USA, Amazon tacks on a US$2 surcharge for every e-book, so I pay $2 more than I would from within the USA (has nothing to do with where I list my address--I actually have a US-based Amazon account; it's based on the IP address of where my computer is located). So I don't even bother looking at Amazon. B&N doesn't sell outside the USA, period. And f### Apple in every way imaginable. So I'm left with Sony and Kobo. All the other e-book sites like fictionwise are routinely priced so ridiculously high I'm surprised anyone buys a single thing from them. Between Sony and Kobo, Kobo is almost always cheaper, and Sony rarely has useful coupons.
So, hooray for Kobo!
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Oh Amazon sucks for Australians, they treat us like second class citizens, they don't advertise their prices in AUD but in USD, and even after purchase you still don't know what exchange rate they've used!
Though Amazon don't charge us a $2 surcharge - how odd that charge, eh!
But they are good for freebies and I will buy the very low priced ebooks from them - only after a price comparison.
BTW, I bought the Aspe book from Sony
As for Kobo's Aus site - they apply geo restrictions which is why I view the Kobo site from different countries to get the best deal (via My Account), and I also check the Hong Kong site because sometimes you've got the best prices especially the English publishers.