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Originally Posted by sonyreaderfan
I live in the U.S. I accessed the Kobobooks.com and bought an ebook. Looking at my credit card bill later, I see that Visa charge me $0.05 for international service fee. I know Kobo is based in Canada but I thought U.S. can buy books without penalty. Are other U.S. forum members getting the same thing? If so, then that is terrible. That's a hidden tax to buy Kobo ebooks.
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The fee is charged by your credit card company - not kobo. If you use any retailer outside the US in a foreign currency you will be charged conversion fees by your bank. Welcome to the world of international purchasing!