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So can anyone offer an explanation why that's the case? As a German Amazon customer since 2003 I've took it always for granted that every european country has its local Amazon.

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For smaller markets it may just not be worth it for them. Next day delivery? Everyone does that. Return policy? Everyone does that.

So whats left for Amazon besides the big brand name? Slash prices.

I guess there's .co.uk, .de and .fr, but are there others?

.es and .it are the other two full retail sites in Europe.

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