Poland Approves Reduction of Ebook VAT from 23 to 5 percent - Publishing Perspectives

Panzer was shaken from his nap by clapping and cheering coming from the Catosphere. Hopping in the Panzermobile, he followed all the noise to the Publishing Perspectives site. With just a little digging he found a post about Poland's VAT.

It's a book.

According to Jaroslaw Adamowski, beginning November 1, print and ebooks will be subject to the same VAT in Poland. Previously, the print book VAT was 5 percent and the ebook was 23 percent. Both readers and publishers will benefit from the change. The post included statistics on digital book readers, buyers and publishers.

Panzer says, "This little kitty says, whether it's made from a dead tree or electrons a book is a book and all should be taxed the same."

Note: This is a l-o-n-g post. Bring a gallon of tea and a dozen muffins for today's reading selection. You might want to bring a blanket for a nap in the middle too.

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