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Originally Posted by Fbone
The VAT is interfering with the Kindle book prices. They may not always be able to offer prices lower than paperbacks.
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Nonsense. Publishers give wholesalers (& Amazon) 55% or more discount on paperbacks. They only give 30% commission on ebooks to Amazon
£7.00 paperback: at least £3.85 to Amazon, at most £3.15 to publisher, of which at least £0.50 is production/storage/shipping cost. Gross Profit: max. £2.65. (38% of the price the customer paid.)
£4 ebook. £0.60 to tax man. £1.20 to Amazon. £2.20 to the publisher. Gross Profit: £2.20. (55% of the price the customer paid.)