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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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Contractual obligations are about where a publisher is permitted to make the book available, I am not aware of authors requiring that a publisher should sell the book at a premium in some jurisdictions. As far as I know, that is a decision made entirely by the publisher. There is no extra cost justification (that I am aware of) for the high prices of books (especially ebooks, but also print) in Australia (beyond the GST). The "ripping people off" part of my post referred to the retail prices applied by publishers with rights to sell here in Australia - I do not see their contractual obligations having anything to do with the premiums they are charging.