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As I understand it the Geo restrictions are a hang over from the dividing up of the world into two selling regions by book publishers years ago. England got to sell to all its former colonies and America the rest. In those days books took for ever to get down to Australia/NewZealand and we had no choice but to accept it.
Internet selling sort of put a dent in this cosy arrangement but even some titles were denied to this part of world. Along comes e-Books and they are still trying to use agreements made decades ago to restrict commerce/competition
It is an insidious practice and it should be stomped on.Restrictions on books are probably the worst thing one can do. Shades of Fahrenheit 451
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