e-book vendor that is a little less strict about regional limits (buying from Europe)

[Hrafn]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Of course I'm not entirely sure. But due to the fact that retailers don't make money by NOT selling things their customers desire, I suspect there's more to it than overly-conservative interpretations of licensing terms. The fact that Amazon and others make the effort to stay on the right side of these agreements suggests to me that their legal teams consider them to have enough teeth left to warrant caution.

They also don't expose themselves to the risk of testing the limits of these pre-ebook (and frequently pre-internet) publishing contracts, whether courts will eventually interpret them as permitting or forbidding geo-unrestricted ebook sales (and/or that the legal expenses may prove costly). All companies work on a risk-return tradeoff, so it is perfectly possible that, even if the most reasonable reading of the contracts permits geo-unrestricted ebook sales, that retailers will decide that the risks involved aren't worth the return.

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by Hrafn

so it is perfectly possible that, even if the most reasonable reading of the contracts permits geo-unrestricted ebook sales, that retailers will decide that the risks involved aren't worth the return.

I find that highly unlikely. You're free not to, of course.