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Old 03-10-2015, 10:07 PM   #31
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As for the justice of charging a higher tax for the eBook: I think that in the past, it was consistent with social justice because the people who could afford eReaders were more affluent than paper book purchasers. But as eReader and tablet prices come down, this won't be true any more. So what was a good policy should be reconsidered.
Amazon's free Kindle reader software is only three years newer than the standalone reader hardware, so to the extent that this was ever true, it wasn't true for very long.
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Old 03-11-2015, 06:04 PM   #32
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This is unfortunate, but expected - the relevant laws are pretty clear. It is to be hoped that the relevant EU laws can be changed, but even if they are, it will take some time.
Ah, the benefits of surrendering your country's sovereignty to a group of bureaucrats.
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Old 03-12-2015, 05:01 AM   #33
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Ah, the benefits of surrendering your country's sovereignty to a group of bureaucrats.
I think that this is straying towards P&R territory. If you really want to debate the benefits and drawbacks of closer cooperation between sovereign States (and between US states!), please wander over to the (opt-in) P&R forum.
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Old 03-19-2015, 08:57 PM   #34
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Hi everyone I have some fairly big Abolish the 20% Reading Tax. campaign news and here it is. The former Lord Mayor of Liverpool @garymillar is giving his full weight to the campaign, having endorsed it publically off and online. Hopefully with his local connections we can continue to build on the clout we currently have. In addition we have a verbal endorsement from one local Labour MP (who wishes to remain non-signatory until we gain more support). Success so far!

People in places other than the UK can legally sign this as it affects the entire EU and USA business interests thus the site allows international signatures.


If you wish to take a look at the campaign and sign please go to https://www.change.org/p/abolish-the-20-reading-tax
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Old 03-19-2015, 10:31 PM   #35
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People in places other than the UK can legally sign this as it affects the entire EU and USA business interests thus the site allows international signatures.
Thanks. I was afraid that I could go to prison if I 'signed' it...
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Old 03-20-2015, 04:24 PM   #36
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Haaaaa
Amusing ^^^ well in the context of it is legitimate under the petition rules.
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