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DrNefario · 03-03-2012, 05:34 PM

We have the opposite here in the UK. Paper books are exempt from VAT because they are seen as basically a good thing, or something. Ebooks are not, because they are deemed a luxury item (which, in a way, I guess they are), so we have a 20% tax on ebooks and no tax on pbooks.

That doesn't change what I am willing to pay for them, though.

03-03-2012, 05:34 PM	#17
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,216 Karma: 12029046 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	We have the opposite here in the UK. Paper books are exempt from VAT because they are seen as basically a good thing, or something. Ebooks are not, because they are deemed a luxury item (which, in a way, I guess they are), so we have a 20% tax on ebooks and no tax on pbooks. That doesn't change what I am willing to pay for them, though.