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"I've been really disappointed with the pricing of eBooks." E-book pricing is a bit of a mess in the EU. Many countries have a reduced rate of VAT on print boo
by chestnut-tree 11y ago
"I've been really disappointed with the pricing of eBooks."
E-book pricing is a bit of a mess in the EU. Many countries have a reduced rate of VAT on print books, For example, in the UK it's 0%, in France it's 5.5%.
However, the EU deems e-books an electronic service and has ruled that they should be charged at the full rate of VAT, not the reduced rate applied to print books. It's pretty ridiculous really.
In fact, France and Luxembourg have been applying reduced VAT rates to e-books for some time leading to the EU Court of Justice to rule that they are in breach of EU rules and must apply the full rate of VAT to e-books. A very consumer-unfriendly policy.