First off, not sure if this is the right place for it, but I couldn't find another suitable place in the forum. Please relocate if you have a better suggestion.
Ok, I am the new owner of an eBook reader. After I ordered it, I started a list of books I wanted. And my, is it a long list. As I am located in Australia, I very soon ran into the problem of: "Can't sell to you"
I now have 2 questions:
1) Why can I order a hardcover book in the US (or anywhere else in the world), get it mailed to me, but not an eBook?
2) Why the heck (pardon my french) does an eBook ordered (if you are silly enough) from an Australian site costs as much as the hardcover version?
Who in his / her right mind would pay A$33 (roughly US$30) for a new book if ordered as eBook? Is it just greed by the Australians? Can't be explained by the increased transport cost.
So I am slightly peeved off, but already in love with my reader that I am not willing to send it back (No way Jose). And I am busy downloading freebies (which btw I can get from the US sites) as well as raiding the Gutenberg Project. Already rediscovered heaps of classics and thanks to the forum discovered new authors.
Still - very much annoyed. Anyone got any 'logical' explanation?