Thread: Amazon pursuing me for buying US books outside of USA
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Old 07-06-2010, 06:41 AM   #80
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Originally Posted by thinkpadx View Post
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?
Greed? A company has to make money.

The author now make more money selling to different markets. The publishers are probably not setup to handle promotion and such things for world wide rights.
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