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Originally Posted by murg
if the law is changed, or the courts rule, that local ebook stores can source products from overseas, thereby nullifying the geo-restrictions.
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This is the biggest issue for me. At present the parallel import laws dictate that print books can only be imported by retailers when local publishers have declined to publish. This protects the local publishing industry at the expense of local book retailers, since customers can buy directly from overseas retailers with no impediment. However ebooks cannot be imported at all, so if there is no local publishing contract for the ebook, it's not available. I read a lot of midlist SF/F which is simply not available in ebook in Australia.
(Yes, I'm trying to make the most of the access I have in the US.)