1) is that they have more sophisticated hardware and software set up in the US and can tackle multiple currencies / vat etc from there more easily than from the UK (of course that explanation requires them to be using UK servers for UK Kindle store) 2) is that the.1 % of books that have
separate rights deals for the UK and for Ireland held them back.
It's a red herring also, as it's presented as a reason NOT to grant equal
rights to everyone,
for a fictional possible outcome, which if it were to occur could be
dealt with as a
separate issue, specifically.