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Originally Posted by arjaybe
Regional restrictions are an attempt to create artificial scarcity, to cynically try to increase monetary value by offering less product.
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Regional restrictions were in place a long time before the internet. The intent was for a publisher to be able to sell printing rights in other countries/regions. The restrictions ensured the foreign publisher of an exclusive market in their region. This allowed
more books to be more widely available in foreign markets, not making them scarcer. pricing depended on the market in the country the books were published in and wasn't cranked up AFAIK for foreign books.
Helen