[Timboli]

Thanks Darryl for all that information. Great to know.

You are right, those ebooks in the Kindle Worlds collection don't show up (last I checked anyway), on the Australian Kindle Store (amazon.com.au), which is why I never changed to that store, when it became available, but kept my account, as I am entitled to, at the main Amazon store. This is what a lot of people like myself do, especially after hearing horror stories from some of those who have changed.

Like I said in my first post, I have bought nearly 100 of these stories and never had a problem before. I have also seen more recent releases, that I was thinking of purchasing from the Silo Saga (Kindle Worlds), that still have the purchase option available to me, so this appears like a mistake to me, for that particular ebook, and no doubt some others I expect, but not the greater majority. Certainly the full novel, which contains all four parts, is in that mistake category.

This whole saga (sic) is ridiculous anyway, and Amazon should be leading the way when it comes to supporting other countries, so draconian measures like country exclusion is not something they should be engaging in, as a publisher themselves.

Most disappointing of all, is the powerlessness I felt after dealing with their friendly staff. It should have been clear that something was not right, and someone should have been on the phone telling management there was a problem. Especially as I doubt I am the only one in this situation. The ebook was published back in April 18, 2016, but I only became aware of it a few weeks ago, and not for want of trying ... though I had dropped off checking for it in recent months.

I will have a look at contacting Jeff Bezos, as you suggest.

P.S. My memory tells me, that at least one Australian author has contributed to the Silo Saga (Kindle Worlds).