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Originally Posted by HarryT
With eBooks, as previously discussed, for whatever legal reason there might be (and we all agree that it's silly, but it is apparently legally binding) the point of sale is considered to be the customer's location, so an eBookstore in the UK cannot sell you an eBook that they have UK only right to unless you live in the UK.
Yes, it's silly. But that's the way it is.
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I have always thought that the reason was taxes or custom and the rational thing then is to have the buyers location being the important thing. So what will happen if people complain about the difference is probably that they change what holds for paper book instead...