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Originally Posted by paulsalter
The publisher has not raised prices, they have stayed the same
Morally I agree they should have reduced the price
UK VAT is not the same as US Sales tax, over here it is built into the price, not an added extra
The customer is no worse off, but the publisher is better off
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You have an eBook price of £3.99 with VAT. When you remove VAT, the price should then be £3.32. So if the price with and without VAT is £3.99, the price did increase. At £3.99, the publisher has raised the price. The publisher is cheating customers.
The publisher should not have reduced the price. The publisher should not have raised the price and the lack of VAT would have reduced the price.
But given that some publishers at eBooks.com have their eBooks sold with the VAT reduction, why isn't this happening at Amazon and Kobo?