08-29-2007, 07:01 AM | #1 |
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Gen3 price in Europe
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I'd like to know what the final price in Europe will be. I hope that they wont make some 1:1 change with USD (350$ = 350€ ). |
08-29-2007, 07:04 AM | #2 |
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It will probably be just that. Thats what VAT does to you
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08-29-2007, 07:24 AM | #3 |
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That would work out about right - VAT is 19.6% in France, so that's what everybody in the EU will be charged.
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08-29-2007, 07:55 AM | #4 |
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350USD = 257.0222€.
257.0222€ + 19% = 305.856418€. 350€ - 305.856418€ = 44.143582€. 44.143582€ = ~60,1175USD. So explaining 350USD to 350€ because of VAT is just non-sense. |
08-29-2007, 08:03 AM | #5 |
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An extended warranty period of 2 instead of 1 year for europe will do the rest. Not to mention some more economical imbalances between european and us markets.
So even if your calculation is correct, my guess is 360$ = 350€ |
08-29-2007, 08:14 AM | #6 |
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Things are almost always more expensive in Europe than in the US. Just a fact of life that one gets used to.
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08-29-2007, 08:15 AM | #7 |
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the VAT added at levels other than retail? (ie: when the wholesaler sends to to the retailer, etc.)
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08-29-2007, 08:17 AM | #8 |
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Originally I was planning to buy a Cybook Gen3, but then I can't wait for that long and finally I got a Hanlin V3. V3 is really worth buying besides Gen3. The two beasts have almost the same hardware specs and V3 is actually cheaper (USD 324, excluding express delivery).
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08-29-2007, 08:38 AM | #9 |
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What DRM laden ebook formats does the V3 support?
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Eg, suppose VAT is 20% and you spend £1000 on "widgets" for your business, your supplier would charge you £1200, but you could reclaim the £200 in VAT. Now, if you resold those widget for £2000, you would have to charge the person you sold them to £2400, and you'd pay the £400 VAT to the government. That's why it's called a value added tax, because you only pay tax on the value that you "add" to the product - the different between the price you pay for it and the price you sell it for. |
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I don't know yet. In the Manual there are instructions for installing a "copyright SIM card" right next to the battery compartment. But I am no fan of DRM. I simply use the device to read RSS news, web pages I saved, journal papers in PDF formats, free ebooks on the web, plus my own scanned materials (not to distribute of course).
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08-29-2007, 11:20 AM | #12 |
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I know it's crazy, but yes, it very often does .
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Ah. I thought that since Bookeen is a European company it might make a difference.
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