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Originally Posted by j.p.s
A third element propping up Geo-restrictions is authors getting more by parceling out publication rights compared to selling world wide rights to a single publisher.
The reading public are supposed to accept that the very nature of e-books makes lending impractical. If that is true, the very nature of e-books makes geo-restrictions impractical.
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I doubt that is the case. First, there simply aren't world wide publishers. You might find a publisher who would be willing to handle the English language edition, but frequently you will see different editions for the US and UK, based on the difference in slang. A great example is the Harry Potter books. Another example is Roger Zelazny. The US Kindle store sells English versions, French versions, Spanish versions and German versions. All available in the US and all with different publishers.