The Parliamentary Committee for Finance on Wednesday unanimously approved a proposal to lower the VAT on e-books in Belgium to 6%. This should result in lower prices, because the old VAT on digital books was a whopping 21%. Belgium will be the first European country to charge the same VAT for print and digital. This should be a boon for local publishers and indie authors … [Read more...] about Belgium is going to lower the VAT on e-Books to 6%
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Google Ends Feud with Belgian Press
Google has ended its long-running argument with the Belgian press, which asserted that Google News' should pay royalties to journalists whose work showed up on Google News' cached content. According to an article in Thenextweb, in the settlement agreement, Google will promote the Belgian press through AdWords, which will increase revenue through AdSense and AdExchange. Google … [Read more...] about Google Ends Feud with Belgian Press