"US Only" seems to be growing on the Sony Ebook Store

HSMomCindy · 06-14-2010, 12:54 AM

Hi Everyone,

I am from Canada and have loved using my Sony 505 reader but lately it has changed. Over the last month it seems that even authors I usually download are no longer available to Canadians. I was wondering if anyone has any idea what is up? There line about not having the publishing rights to Canada just doesn't hold much water when the list keeps growing on Publishers and authors that I could down load wih just a month ago. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
Cindy

neilmarr · 06-14-2010, 02:30 AM

Not just the Sony store, Cindy. This outrage ('outgrage' because serious download restrictions are dishonestly witheld from device buyers outside the US) is common to many major online ebook stores. Device manufacturers must either come clean with buyers outside the USA or act swiftly to overcome the problem -- WHATEVER that problem might be. Good to have your company here, by the way. Best wishes. Neil

Wetdogeared · 06-14-2010, 02:46 AM

Try doing a search by title at the Reader Store. It often returns 2 books, one for US only and another which is for CAN only.

HSMomCindy · 06-14-2010, 10:11 AM

Thanks for the elcome Neil.

HSMomCindy · 06-14-2010, 10:18 AM

HI Wetdogeared,
I know there is sometimes 2 versions but no this is not a case of 2 versions. This is "US Only" and no Canadian options as far as buying the book on the Sony Ebook Store. Their Canadian EBook store has almost nothing compared to the US version that I usually buy from but now can't. It seems that over the past month the Sony EBook Store has been having more and more "US ONLY" books. I was hoping that someone out there may know why.

AnemicOak · 06-14-2010, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HSMomCindy

I was hoping that someone out there may know why.

Likely because there are separate Canadian rights and the Canadian publisher isn't offering it as an ebook.

wallcraft · 06-14-2010, 08:05 PM

Does the Kindle Store include these ebooks for Canada?

I'm not sure how Agency publishers are handling Canada, which obviously has different laws to the US, but the switch to the agency model is a likely cause for recent disruptions.

Are these ebooks from the "Agency Five"? The easiest way to tell is to look in Amazon's Kindle Store, where they will be listed in the "New From" column, rather than the "Amazon Price" column (at least when shopping in the US).

If there isn't a Kindle version for Canada, then you may still be able to see the Kindle link by searching under books for the specific title. The kindle version will then show up under "Other Editions:".

Squirsier · 06-14-2010, 10:45 PM

Yeah, the publishers are a nightmare to deal with. Case in point :

Robert J Sawyer just released his second book in his WWW series, titled "Watch". Available, thru Ace Books, on all eBook stores for Canadian citizens. "Wake", the first book of the series, is not. US Only, published by... Penguin. Fun huh?

neilmarr · 06-15-2010, 05:12 AM

Not always the publisher's fault, Squirsier. My own wee house, for instance, holds international rights on every title (paperback and digital) in our catalogue and we often find geographical restrictions slapped on our ebooks. Asking why, of course, brings no response from the big boys. Cheers. Neil

WarningU2 · 06-30-2010, 11:26 PM

I went looking for what others where experiencing with this. Books I have previously downloaded are no longer available in Canada. I'm really pissed at this situation. Love my reader but can't buy anything anymore ... what gives? What has changed?

sabredog · 07-01-2010, 07:30 AM

It is getting is worse. Fully 75% of my purchased ebooks on Diesel could not be downloaded after the agency 5 collusion due to geo restrictions. They were not geo restricted when I purchased them

06-14-2010, 12:54 AM	#1
HSMomCindy Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Sony PRS 505	"US Only" seems to be growing on the Sony Ebook Store Hi Everyone, I am from Canada and have loved using my Sony 505 reader but lately it has changed. Over the last month it seems that even authors I usually download are no longer available to Canadians. I was wondering if anyone has any idea what is up? There line about not having the publishing rights to Canada just doesn't hold much water when the list keeps growing on Publishers and authors that I could down load wih just a month ago. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you Cindy

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06-14-2010, 02:30 AM	#2
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Not just the Sony store, Cindy. This outrage ('outgrage' because serious download restrictions are dishonestly witheld from device buyers outside the US) is common to many major online ebook stores. Device manufacturers must either come clean with buyers outside the USA or act swiftly to overcome the problem -- WHATEVER that problem might be. Good to have your company here, by the way. Best wishes. Neil

06-14-2010, 02:46 AM	#3
Wetdogeared Storm Surge'n Posts: 5,780 Karma: 8213195 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Polar Vortex Device: S0ny PRS-300/350/505/700/T1	Try doing a search by title at the Reader Store. It often returns 2 books, one for US only and another which is for CAN only.

06-14-2010, 10:11 AM	#4
HSMomCindy Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Sony PRS 505	Thanks for the elcome Neil.

06-14-2010, 10:18 AM	#5
HSMomCindy Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Sony PRS 505	HI Wetdogeared, I know there is sometimes 2 versions but no this is not a case of 2 versions. This is "US Only" and no Canadian options as far as buying the book on the Sony Ebook Store. Their Canadian EBook store has almost nothing compared to the US version that I usually buy from but now can't. It seems that over the past month the Sony EBook Store has been having more and more "US ONLY" books. I was hoping that someone out there may know why.

06-14-2010, 08:05 PM	#7
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	Does the Kindle Store include these ebooks for Canada? I'm not sure how Agency publishers are handling Canada, which obviously has different laws to the US, but the switch to the agency model is a likely cause for recent disruptions. Are these ebooks from the "Agency Five"? The easiest way to tell is to look in Amazon's Kindle Store, where they will be listed in the "New From" column, rather than the "Amazon Price" column (at least when shopping in the US). If there isn't a Kindle version for Canada, then you may still be able to see the Kindle link by searching under books for the specific title. The kindle version will then show up under "Other Editions:".

06-14-2010, 10:45 PM	#8
Squirsier Addict Posts: 279 Karma: 51156 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Longueuil, QC Device: Sony: PRS-300, PRS-350. Kobo: Aura v2, Clara HD, Libra 2, Colour	Yeah, the publishers are a nightmare to deal with. Case in point : Robert J Sawyer just released his second book in his WWW series, titled "Watch". Available, thru Ace Books, on all eBook stores for Canadian citizens. "Wake", the first book of the series, is not. US Only, published by... Penguin. Fun huh?

06-15-2010, 05:12 AM	#9
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Not always the publisher's fault, Squirsier. My own wee house, for instance, holds international rights on every title (paperback and digital) in our catalogue and we often find geographical restrictions slapped on our ebooks. Asking why, of course, brings no response from the big boys. Cheers. Neil

06-30-2010, 11:26 PM	#10
WarningU2 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Sony eReader PRS 300	I went looking for what others where experiencing with this. Books I have previously downloaded are no longer available in Canada. I'm really pissed at this situation. Love my reader but can't buy anything anymore ... what gives? What has changed?

07-01-2010, 07:30 AM	#11
sabredog Geographically Restricted Posts: 2,629 Karma: 14933353 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Device: Sony PRS-T3, Kindle Voyage, iPad Air2, Nexus7v2	It is getting is worse. Fully 75% of my purchased ebooks on Diesel could not be downloaded after the agency 5 collusion due to geo restrictions. They were not geo restricted when I purchased them