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Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx
Geoff I notice the same pricing schedule with the AUD prices - usually same as USD, although our dollar has been worth more than the USD for several years now (in the main).
However, on the odd occasion I find the AUD price is a bit lower.
Still, at least with Kobo I'm paying in AUD and there's no conversion rate when I'm using an AUD address. That in itself is a saving.
However, I still get charged by my government an overseas purchase tax - which I assume means that the transaction is taking place in Canada.
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Some books are at the fixed price point in $NZ, but others seem to be fixed in another currency (probably $US) and so they change by a few cents every now and then as the exchange rate fluctuates. It could be just a coincidence that many of the books I have been buying or wanting to buy are at a fixed price point.
NZ doesn't have any sort of overseas purchase tax any more, in fact the opposite, it taxes local transactions but not overseas ones if they are under $400, so there is a natural incentive to buy from overseas retailers. With physical goods that is moderated by the cost of postage and the problem of getting a replacement if the goods are faulty, but e-books don't have those limitations.