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Originally Posted by HarryT
It is a GEOGRAPHICAL restriction, not a NATIONALITY restriction. It's dependent purely on your geographical location; if I visit the USA, then while I'm in the USA, FictionWise (or whoever) will happily sell me US-only books.
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No it isn't.
First, geographical location is entirely irrelevant for electronic delivery, so it's no-one's business where I am.
Second, Amazon's Audible, for example, would refuse to sell me a US-only book even if I was standing on the doorstep of its US headquarters. As soon as it sees that my credit card's billing address is in the UK, it figures that I'm from the UK and automatically redirects me to the UK site. \
Third, Amazon itself shows my current region as Europe and US-only Kindle for PC books are not available to me. Nowhere does it explain that there's a "change region" loophole, and people who aren't obsessed enough about this issue and who don't read forums like this one would never even know about it. And in any case, I need a VALID US address to change region. Where would a Canadian who's crossed the border for a one-day shopping trip get a valid US address with a zip code? Why should a visiting Canadian be denied the right to be served just like everyone else? Or are visiting foreigners kicked out of every US shop inless they have use of a valid US address with a zip code?