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Originally Posted by DaleDe
England is a special case I think. They charge a tax VAT on eBooks but not on books so if the publisher has the same price the net results will be that the eBook is higher.
Dale
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It applies to the whole of the EU, due to what's called the "eCommerce Directive", which rules that all "digital data" has to be charged at the full rate of VAT. It was originally enacted to ensure that VAT was charged on music downloads, but eBooks got "caught" by it too.