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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
So how does that work with ebooks? Mine sell in Germany and I think the price is a direct conversion from the dollar. I set the prices and I think that carries over--but is a tax added to it? Or do you mean that only German produced books have this Buchpreisbindung?
Very curious.
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I am an expat who left Germany long, long ago, so others will be able to give you more details about this. As I understand a publisher sets the price when the book first comes out. And, for a period of time, nobody is allowed to give a discount. The price, for ebooks too, includes the 19% VAT (that was the latest figure I know of, if they haven't raised it again).
So my guess is, for you books it is the same, your publisher/agent sets the price the first time one of yours comes to market. And, as far as I know, the Buchpreisbindung works the same for foreign language books. Should be easy for you to check on your books and see how much they charge in Europe.