Amazon does not sell e-books or e-readers in Poland, residents of that country have to buy their hardware and e-books from the German website. In order to drive Kindle sales, Amazon has updated their Paperwhite product page with promotional imagery and the item description is completely in Polish. This means that anyone now looking to buy one the latest generation Kindles and … [Read more...] about Amazon starts advertising Kindle e-Readers in Poland
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Poland Wants the VAT on Books and e-Books to be the same
Poland is getting fed up with the VAT between print books and e-books and are doing something about it. A number of Polish judges have asked European Court of Justice to look into the matter. Currently print books in Poland have a 5% VAT but e-books carry a hefty surcharge of 23%.  The main reason for this is because the EU classifies  e-books are a "service" and not a … [Read more...] about Poland Wants the VAT on Books and e-Books to be the same