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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
if UK e-tailers don't want to lose sales to other online booksellers, perhaps they should consider a more realistic pricing policy.
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I agree with your whole post, but I must recognise that different VAT rates and currency exchange rates could make the business unfair for european sellers.
I don't think currency exchange should be considered, I think it's highly unfair for the UK customer to pay, for example 9,99£ for an ebook and the american pay 9,99€. That's plain wrong but it's very common. That's a way to rip off the customer.
Another point, would be translation. I surely wouldn't be confident in buying the rights for a book and pay for a translation if I knew everyone in my country had easy access to the english book. Sure, those people who don't know english would still wait for my edition, but many other wouldn't wait. On the other side, I don't think it's right to limit the customers' options.