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Originally Posted by Direct Ebooks
Another point to bear in mind is that in Europe, VAT tax is applied on eBooks at up to 21% which is significant.
This adds greatly to the retail price of eBooks.
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You can't discard that reason. Spanish VAT tax is now 4% and the prices haven't gone down.
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Originally Posted by Direct Ebooks
Retailers are also charged a fulfillment fee by adobe etc to deliver the eBook to the customer.
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I think that only if there's DRM but I'm not sure. But the Adobe DRM system costs a lot of money (and publishers have to include it in the final price).