ebooks - bad news for UK readers. (1 Viewer)

Andy Adcock

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• May 30, 2019

• #1

To be taxed, printed books are tax free......

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance...-e-books-are-about-to-get-more-expensive.html

I'd already noticed that on some titles, the cost of a 'Kindle' version and a hard copy, is almost the same.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Common-Eid...n+Eider,+poyser&qid=1559200979&s=books&sr=1-1

 

Last edited: May 30, 2019

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• May 30, 2019

• #2

Hi,
that was 2015..

it has been scrapped in 2018, to be the same as printed books.

https://www.thebookseller.com/news/eu-council-takes-vat-e-books-869716

But, I don't know if the UK government has implemented this reduction? or if something more recent has overturned it again!

 

Andy Adcock

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• May 30, 2019

• #3

The article at the link was dated 25th May 2019 Peter, that's why I posted it?

 

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pppppvvvv

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• May 30, 2019

• #4

You can see the article date, next to the author

 

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Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• May 30, 2019

• #5

peter.jones said:

You can see the article date, next to the author

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Apologies, why would it be so simple as to look at the date at the top of an article, I mean, it's not like it's the way we've usually done it....!


Telegraph.co.uk

Saturday 25 May 2019

 

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pppppvvvv

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• May 30, 2019

• #6

The banner has 28th May 2019 for me! unlike a Newspaper, that date, on that website, is pretty useless by the look of it!

But I can't find any evidence to say the UK Govt has acted on this, and reduced the VAT. We could still be paying higher VAT for eBooks than print copies.

 

Last edited: May 30, 2019

Andy Adcock

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• May 30, 2019

• #7

Like I've always said, 'better if it's hard'.........