From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 08:59:45 -0400 This sounds complicated and messy. Makes US tax rates seem straightforward? Or is it just that I'm used to our ways? http://www.thebookseller.com/news/e-book-prices-may-rise-vat-law-kicks "Publishers and retailers will aim to prevent e-book prices from soaring when a new European-wide VAT law on digital products is introduced on 1st January. "Following a European Commission ruling dating back to 2008, e-books and other digital services—including broadcasting and telecommunications—will be taxed in the European member state in which the consumer is located, as opposed to the country from which the product is sold. "The move prevents Amazon, Nook and Kobo from applying a low 3% tax on e-books sold to European countries, because their headquarters are in Luxembourg. Instead, the e-book retailers will have to apply the standard UK VAT rate (20%) to e-books sold into the UK....."