Thread: Kindle Geographic Restrictions On US Website - Against US Buyers
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Old 10-14-2009, 05:47 PM   #82
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Originally Posted by DaleDe View Post
It is a loophole in the law. Physical books are deemed to be sold in the place they are stored. Thus Amazon is in the USA and books are in the USA so when you buy one you are buying in the USA and then shipping it. They are geographically restricted but to a USA version. eBooks are not shipped and the definition of a purchase is that it is located in the country you live it, not the country of the source eBook. Therein lies the difference. I can't defend it but I know where the fish are.
The consequences are absurd and will for non-US and non-UK persons lead to a situation that is significantly worse than buying paper books. When I buy and English language book I make an informed decision about buying the US or the UK edition. It is absurd that I cannot continue to do that. The editions are not the same and there is reasons to have one of them and sometimes you want to have both.
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