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Originally Posted by queentess
I really don't know if this regional restriction is different from the geographical restrictions on ebooks. I know the geo-restrictions are due to where the work is allowed to be sold and by which publisher; no clue why regional restrictions exist.
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Exactly the same reason. Eg, if publisher A has the exclusive rights to sell a book in the UK, and publisher B has the rights to it in the US, then US bookstores aren't allowed to sell B's book to customers from the UK, and UK bookstore can't sell A's book to customers from the US.