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Originally Posted by HarryT
... which is why the paperback is being released on 7th May 2015: one year after the release of the hardback. This is entirely normal, and has nothing to do with being in Australia or anywhere else. It's the same for everyone. The simple answer is to wait for the paperback release before buying the ebook.
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My opinion on large publishers treatment of Australians was in the context of disclosing and explaining my attitude towards them. I did not intend to imply that the practice of windowing is limited to Australians.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
Publishers produce expensive hardbacks (and ebooks) precisely because there are people who are willing to pay more to read the book early. If you're not one of them, simply wait. Why does it matter if you read the book now or next year?
Nobody is being "ripped off"; it's a sound business model that works for everyone.
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I respectfully disagree. It is an attempt to retain at least this particular aspect of a now obsolete business model which worked, not for everyone, but for the publishers concerned. I expect and hope that it will eventually perish in competition with publishers who do not resort to this practice.