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Originally Posted by thinkpadx
This is also how I feel, they're trying to fit the e-book model into a model that was designed for the print world. Internet has no borders so why the publishers are still trying to fight it and put up geographic restrictions has more to do with greed. I don't know the publishing industry well enough but how hard could it be for a publisher to get worldwide rights when it comes to e-books. Is the author reluctant to go with only one publisher or is it the publisher who's unwilling to buy the worldwide rights?
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think way back when, Authors could earn more money by having publishers in different regions? Especially before things like airmail to deliver books to far off countries and what not.