Dorsetmike
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Somebody had their account closed for violating their T&C, by getting an ebook for her Kindle from Amazon UK although she was in Norway, the reason given was
What next I wonder, not being allowed to take a book out of the country to read on the plane, or read on holiday in another country?
Not quite the same thing but we in UK cannnot buy some software items from Amazon.com (or other USA based retailers) although the price in UK pounds is more pounds than USA pay in dollars, not sure of current prices but when I last checked on one item it was $400, in USA and something like £480 in UK.
One excuse the software companies make is the language difference, er what do you speak in USA? There may be a few spelling differences but I can't see that making such a big discrepancy in cost.
the publisher seeks to control what content is read in which territory of the world."
What next I wonder, not being allowed to take a book out of the country to read on the plane, or read on holiday in another country?
Not quite the same thing but we in UK cannnot buy some software items from Amazon.com (or other USA based retailers) although the price in UK pounds is more pounds than USA pay in dollars, not sure of current prices but when I last checked on one item it was $400, in USA and something like £480 in UK.
One excuse the software companies make is the language difference, er what do you speak in USA? There may be a few spelling differences but I can't see that making such a big discrepancy in cost.