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Old 01-15-2010, 02:42 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by hekkel View Post
I've bought several eBooks from the UK last year, some from Penguin directly and some from Waterstones. I was very surprised (and upset, frustrated) to find out I can no longer do this, now you have to be a UK citizen. How ridiculous. So I'm willing to pay this high price for recent eBooks and I'm not allowed to any-more?

I contacted Penguin and they claim it had to do with a technical problem with downloading books. Highly unlikely if you'd ask me. Waterstones didn't reply to my request for clarification yet, but WHSmith answered that if I was not allowed to buy certain books that would have to do with a publisher or author not willing to allow the 'export'.

I'm living in the Netherlands which is a member state of the same EU as the UK is part of. And the EU has laws that enforce free trade among its member states. Perhaps I have to start some legal action here?

Anyone else here having the same problem? Any suggestions on what to do about this?
Use a VPN service to get a UK IP address. I usually buy at US stores because UK is more expensive, but I have bought at both stores mentioned for items not available in the US this way without problems --- while it didn't work with out IP masking.
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