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Originally Posted by HarryT
Geographical restrictions are often a matter of contractual obligation, not "ripping people off". Eg, if an author has only sold a publisher the right to sell a particular book in, say, the UK, the publisher is not allowed, under the terms of the contact they've signed, to sell that book to someone outside the UK.
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... and if the laws are changed the contracts will have to be changed. The reality is that it is being used to rip off consumers, you just have look at the Australian ebook prices for confirmation.