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Originally Posted by HarryT
Most publishers supply low-cost editions of book to countries such as India. That would instantly stop if anyone could buy them.
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You might remember that there was a US court case on this a few years ago, and the publisher who wanted to stop sales of the low-cost edition, in the US, lost:
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/...imported-works
I wonder if this has actually increased prices in India. Maybe it has.
As for eBooks, I haven't checked enough to see a clear pattern. The India edition isn't always the cheapest. But here a case where it is:
The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon, Kindle eBook
amazon.com -
US$9.99
amazon.co.uk -
£5.98 (equivalent to US$9.27)
amazon.in -
263.15 Indian Rupees (equivalent to US$4.12)
Here's another:
The Wright Brothers by David McCullough, Kindle eBook
amazon.com -
US$14.99
amazon.co.uk -
£15.99 (equivalent to, gulp, US$24.78)
amazon.in -
497.80 Indian Rupees (equivalent to US$7.80)