I have written to Amazon suggesting exactly this.
My guess is that they want to keep the "download direct to Kindle" option as a competitive advantage abroad, and are hoping that by hiding the fee for the international download in the book price, people in general won't notice it.
If they split it out as a separate per-download to Kindle fee, perhaps people would want to use the direct-to-kindle option less, which means it's no longer a competitive advantage vs. the other ebook readers.
Personally, I think this is a silly notion, and that making books as cheap as possible should be their aim, not adding on a compulsory $2+VAT to every book. But then, I haven't founded a multi-billion dollar company.
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Originally Posted by rcuadro
I have been thinking about the charge that all our international friends are forced to pay when ordering a book... even the free ones.
I am thinking... would it not be easier to allow you to purchase a book without it being have to be sent to a Kindle, this will allow you to simply purchase the book and download it to their computer and then upload to the kindle.
Amazon saves money by not having to send it to you wireless and the costumer saves by not paying the wireless fee.
Am I thinking too much on something so simple
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