Yes, correct the VAT difference between ebooks an paper books is also a issue.
The main problem I personally have with ebook prices in The Netherlands is that the sales price of ebooks of old books (older than 2-3 years) is almost all the time still set the initial SRP, but the paper editons of the books, such as the paperback editon, the midprice edition, "voordeeleditie" (I won't try to translate this; very similar to the midprice edition but slightly different), or the pocket editon are significant cheaper than the ebook edition.
This is even the case when the paper edition is no longer available (out of print and/or EOL "not profitable to justify a reprint").
And the Dutch publishers still don't understand why 90% of all ebooks are pirated.
There is also lack of a legal, subscription based alternative such as a "All you can read subscription".
Edit: @Nick_1964 comment on post below about 'Elly'. I read about that subscription service. They offer 10 different books each month and each book covers a different book genre and will also contain books of new, unknown or debuting writers. Ten books is not much to choose from and if you factor in the different book genres, there are probably quite a few books each month you don't want to read because they don't fit you personal reading preferences.
For this reason alone this service will not become succesful, but sure, it is a good start. That's why I made the remark about that there is no legal alternative, but I should have said good or feasible alternative.
Last edited by Anak; 09-17-2014 at 08:44 AM.
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