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Originally Posted by troykm
what the hell are geographical restrictions anyway?? every time i see that phrase i see "the author and publisher have decided they don't want to make any more money"
stupid
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Geographical restrictions boil down to money and who gets it.
Because of some crazy book deals such as this fictitious example Macmillan publishers get the UK rights for a book and Harper Collins get the US rights. HC don't want US people buying the ebook from the UK as they lose out and vice versa. The fact that a US person can buy the UK hardcopy from the UK without a problem doesn't seem to matter to them though they lose more money than allowing the ebook to be sold.
Very strange old world thinking still abundant in the publishing industry.