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Originally Posted by maddz
Yes, it was Kobo. I've tried stores like ebooks.com and get the same result. I get the feeling that travelling only works if you are in the US in the first place.
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Kobo does geolocate based on your IP (it's not info from the browser as such, but what makes using any server response work).
So changing location anywhere other than in Payment Settings doesn't work. You need to close and reopen browser after changing Payment location. A Credit card / Debit card (in general on any site) may not validate payment if location doesn't match. Some sites contact payment provider even for a free ebook, so then PayPal will work.
Thanks to Zodwallop for nuances of settings on Kobo. Also the USA State/Zip code combo has to be acceptable.
Kobo Ireland will have same ebooks as UK (UK and Ireland is one publishing region for almost everything since 16th C.), but priced in Euros (but should be charging Irish VAT). Note that Sales Tax (USA: State and Zip Code) and VAT depend on Country location. The VAT is not just in EU, but some countries don't require offshore sellers to charge VAT or Sales Tax. Also UK may be rating eBooks as books (zero VAT), but I think Ireland, though zero VAT on paper books, treats VAT on ebooks same as any other digital content purchase (music, games, programs etc).