Thread: Ebook prices look set to rise (UK)
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Old 03-24-2014, 08:20 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by Little.Egret View Post
Amazon passed on all the tax savings so will I be 'obscene' if I buy my books from Baen or Smashwords in 2015 ?
That's your choice but I was simply using the word in response to Post #4 as a slightly sarcastic/ironic reaction to xg4bx's quote, "From 3% to 20%?! That's obscene."

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Originally Posted by pdurrant
There were discussions about also harmonising books and ebook VAT rates. I don't think that's going to happen in time for 1st January 2015 though, so yes, ebooks in the UK will go up by 16.5% (change of VAT rate from 3% to 20%) in 2015.
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