30-year veteran of the publishing industry. I know how it works. The idea that publishers would publish a book and willfully restrict sales is absurd. That is a

30-year veteran of the publishing industry. I know how it works. The idea that publishers would publish a book and willfully restrict sales is absurd. That is also not how book pricing works. Who would choose to drive up unit costs for no reason? Publishers like selling books, and the only thing they like more is selling more books.