Kindle for PC is there

[HansTWN]

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Download a sample. You can see a difference in the reader itself, but it's better visible if you open the file itself in a text-editor (like notepad). Topaz files start with "TPZ", mobibooks start with the title of the book.

I read that several times, but when I tested it with various files I found that it is not true. Only random characters appear in notepad. So the way I check is download the sample and check file size, Topaz files tend to be about 5-10 times bigger than AZW.

[Ducksy]

Not for Canada Eh!

[Liviu_5]

Originally Posted by HansTWN

I read that several times, but when I tested it with various files I found that it is not true. Only random characters appear in notepad. So the way I check is download the sample and check file size, Topaz files tend to be about 5-10 times bigger than AZW.

Strange - I opened 10-15 files from Amazon/Kindle in Wordpad and invariably the true prc's have the title as first characters and the topaz files have TPZ0

[aceflor]

Open the files with an Hex Editor. The right upper corner shows either MOBI or TPZ.

[HansTWN]

Originally Posted by aceflor

Open the files with an Hex Editor. The right upper corner shows either MOBI or TPZ.

Thanks, that works!

[DawnFalcon]

Originally Posted by scveteran

Why would you think it is ridiculous? They have to charge all kind of taxes in Europe that we don't pay in the US in order to provide the government services that we don't have. That stuff really isn't free. You have to pay for it one way or another.

Yea, but tax on ebooks should be the same as that on print books.

Also, I jokeingly mentioned earlier in the thread that because of the $2.30 charge outside the UK it should be considered malware...well, at least two major software vendors in the business are apparently currently "in talks" with Amazon on that issue.

[Ea]

Originally Posted by DawnFalcon

Yea, but tax on ebooks should be the same as that on print books.

No, it shouldn't - it's 25% where I live I'm just fine with 15%

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by Ea

No, it shouldn't - it's 25% where I live I'm just fine with 15%

We've 19% but I believe that 15% is for all EU countries for imported (electronic) goods from outside the EU.

[Ea]

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

We've 19% but I believe that 15% is for all EU countries for imported goods from outside the EU.

I think that was for electronics, I've paid the usual 25% on other things.

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by Ea

I think that was for electronics, I've paid the usual 25% on other things.

I already updated my statement as I noticed it wasn't really clear myself

[Terisa de morgan]

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

We've 19% but I believe that 15% is for all EU countries for imported (electronic) goods from outside the EU.

16% in Spain and it's going up to 18%.

[Hellmark]

I find it kinda odd that European governments thinks that they can tax electronics so highly. I mean, that type of tax is supposed to foster buying of locally produced goods, however, when it comes to electronics, nothing is really locally produced. Even Nokia, which is a european company, doesn't produce their phones there.

Just seems odd to me, but then again, I'm not from there.

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by Hellmark

I find it kinda odd that European governments thinks that they can tax electronics so highly. I mean, that type of tax is supposed to foster buying of locally produced goods, however, when it comes to electronics, nothing is really locally produced. Even Nokia, which is a european company, doesn't produce their phones there.

Just seems odd to me, but then again, I'm not from there.

This has nothing to do with electronics.

Most EU countries have two VAT levels. One low, for everyday necessities, such as water, electricity, and some others stuff (like pbooks). And one high, for the rest. This includes everything else. Including software and services. And as ebooks are defined as services by the EU government, they don't fall under the low VAT level but rather the high one.

[DawnFalcon]

Originally Posted by Ea

No, it shouldn't - it's 25% where I live I'm just fine with 15%

Well okay, it's 0% VAT for pbooks in the UK, so I'm biased :P

[=X=]

I can't tell if you guy's are serious or not 19-25% my knees get weak and my stomach turns just thinking about those rates. Do you guys also pay income tax or does the government generate tax revenue only by tax sales?

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

And as ebooks are defined as services by the EU government, they don't fall under the low VAT level but rather the high one.

Right that was what I was getting at. I heard eBooks where classified under software so that is why they are taxed heavily. Do you pay the higher taxes for DVD, books, and CDs?

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