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Old 10-30-2009, 04:38 PM   #15
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Amazon aren't calling it a wireless download fee. But the fact is that for most books available in US and UK stores, the UK price is the (US Price + $2) + VAT.

Granted, we don't have to pay another fee is we re-download wirelessly, but my guess is that Amazon have looked at the usage in the US, and found that 99% of books are only ever downloaded once.

VAT is applicable because in the UK ebooks are subject to 15% VAT, unlike paperbooks which are zero rated.

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Originally Posted by daffy4u View Post
Isn't the wireless fee only applicable if you're downloading outside your home country? If you're downloading from your local Amazon site why would there be VAT?
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