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Originally Posted by ficbot
It seems like recently there have been a slew of new posters to MR whose posts begin with 'I just published my novel XYZ on the Kindle, hope lots of people read it!' I am so frustrated with these. I wonder if these authors truly do not realize that the Kindle (and therefore their book) are, due to their publishing decision, only available to readers in one country out of the whole wide world?
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Almost right, Ficbot
. Kindle only books are available only to U.S. consumers who own a Kindle, which narrows the market even further. A lot of U.S. book buyers don't own a Kindle and/or won't buy from Amazon.