I think I can say that us Europeans (well this one Brit anyway) are in complete agreement. Several times I've wanted e.books that are only available in the US. How stupid is that? Turning away perfectly good purchasers? They have to do something surely...
This is a good point. With physical books you can justify geographic restrictions because you physically have to ship the books and shipping rates can be ridiculous. With e-books...as long as the buyer has their money and internet access, I'm not seeing the problem with letting them buy no matter where they live.
Another geographically challenged person here (New Zealand) who couldn't agree more. It is so terribly frustrating. New Zealand doesn't even have a decent ebook store so we're pretty much limited to what the overseas stores will sell us.
Don't get me started on this soapbox because I tend to rant.
Yes, this really doesn't make sense. It seems very shortsighted. I wonder how much they've lost on potential sales because of this.
I also get frustrated when I try to listen to a song on the internet and find out I can't because it's in Britain and I'm in America. It's not quite the same, but what if I loved it and wanted to buy the cd?
and I also wonder, is the reverse true? are there books in e-form that US citizens can't buy because they're written in another country?
you're right, they need to start looking into universal rights.
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Don't get me started on this soapbox because I tend to rant.
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I also get frustrated when I try to listen to a song on the internet and find out I can't because it's in Britain and I'm in America. It's not quite the same, but what if I loved it and wanted to buy the cd?
and I also wonder, is the reverse true? are there books in e-form that US citizens can't buy because they're written in another country?
you're right, they need to start looking into universal rights.
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