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Originally Posted by ownedbycats
Rant: Here in Canada, the federal portion of the HST (or PST + GST, in some other provinces) doesn't apply to paper books. But it does apply to eBooks. Combined with some publishers charging a premium for the digital copy often makes things pricier. 
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And as an update to my original vent and rant... the federal government announced a "GST holiday" on a number of select items. Books are included.
But
only printed books. Well, fudge.