Jeff
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> well, working in that department here in italy i can say a couple of things
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> 1) in italy the vat on the books exist and is 4% but is worked out in such a way that is payed by the editor and not the buyer (so for the buyer apparently there isnt vat, but still it exist on the books)
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> 2) pdf arent "books", but are "services", and so here in italy we pay 20% vat on a pdf purchase (and so for me wasnt a surprise when i noticed that "added cost")
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> working in a publishing company that has a lot of deals with pdf products, i thought it was perfectly "law abiding" at least for my country rules on that matter.
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> i also know that when i buy pdf on all us sites and on some uk sites i dont have to pay vat.
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> the problem there is too hard to find out a way to pay for a tax that doesnt exist (in us, in uk i dont know) so i am fine either way.
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> tommaso
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> --- Mer 20/10/10, Tim <tim_at_...> ha scritto:
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> Da: Tim <tim_at_...>
> Oggetto: Re: Sartar Companion
> A: WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com
> Data: Mercoledì 20 ottobre 2010, 09:52
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> --- In WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com, "Jeff" <richaje@> wrote:
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> > Nick Eden <nick_at_> wrote:
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> > > I very nearly bought a copy but was put off by being asked to pay VAT. On a
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> > > book! DriveThru's never asked for that.
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> > Well then for international sales DriveThru is either paying it out of pocket or not reporting it. Either way, not something I want to deal with.
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> I think Nick's point is that there is no VAT on Books (at least in the UK)...
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