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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
Amazon has sent out emails letting us publishers/writers know about the change. In the past, I did NOT have to add the tax into my price (Amazon put the tax on top of the set price). For future, I have to calculate the proper tax if I change my prices. For example, if I decide to put a book on sale, I have know the tax and include it. When I take it off sale, I also must calculate it properly. Either way the tax will be paid, but if I calculate it wrong, I won't be paid what I think I should be paid (because the tax is taken out first).
What does this mean? Well for me, less sales in other countries. It becomes quite complex to calculate back and forth and hope I get it close/right. It's much easier to leave it one price. Of course, indie book prices are already low so the difference between a 2.99 book and a 99 cent sale may not be that big of a deal.
This makes it harder on me, the little guy. Some ad sites REQUIRE a sale to happen before they will allow a publisher to take out an ad. I don't think it affects me as a seller from my own site, but I'll have to check with paypal. I don't currently ask for location because it's an ebook. Hmm. Maybe that is a paypal field for tax reasons. I've never looked.
Bother.
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Why is that the case? Why is not Amazon taking care of adding the correct tax to the price?