Sentences with phrase «fixed book price»

Thus, the change to the current fixed book price law allows a working system to continue to function but doesn't change the situation on the ground.

Another factor in setting the ebook prices is fixed book price agreements.

Michelle: The Taiwanese government does not support the industry by means of fixed book prices, nor it is lowering the VAT on physical or e-books.

The regulation on fixed book pricing aims at:

A second example, beyond the audiovisual sector: Via fixed book prices agreements, publishing houses in a number of European countries tie retailers to a certain price level.

In Europe fixed book prices are ridiculous.

«Publishers and bookshops have been saved by the [1991 fixed book price] Lang law but it's still a protectionist law.

E-book pricing is a particular issue in Germany, where fixed book pricing applies and where e-books are subject to a significantly higher VAT rate than printed books.

The foremost reason he cites for European publishers» reluctance to jump into digitization and e-book distribution are France and Germany's fixed book price laws, which give the publisher ultimate control over the price of a book.

She wrote her final dissertation on the UK and Spain's fixed book price agreement.

In Poland there is no fixed book price agreement and the introduction of VAT on books in 2011 (5 %) resulted in a strong increased of prices.

Fixed book prices: also, 7 % VAT on print and 19 % on digital.

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On Thursday, France's Minister of Culture, Fleur Pellerin, announced that Kindle Unlimited (KU) and other unlimited ebook subscription services are illegal in France because they violate the country's fixed book price law.

A fixed book price agreement, which is now under debate in Poland, will be one of the instruments to regulate our book market.

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Still, there are some important differences in German selfpublishing, partly due to laws and regulations (such as the fixed book price law, which makes box sets a little harder to put together).

You can read about taxation, the fixed book price law, and copyright and royalties for translators in earlier posts.

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The problem I see here is the violation of the fixed book price law, according to which a book has to be priced the same on all vendors (I know, I know, Germans and their laws).

Indie authors planning to sell their translated books on the German market should be aware of two important regulations in pricing: the value added tax, and the fixed book price law.

In The Netherlands there is no fixed book price for ebooks but ALL ebook stores sell the books for the same price, and that is at the publisher's suggested retail price and therefore defacto a fixed book price for ebooks.

The discounting has prompted publishers to call for the implementation of a fixed book price law, which is still being debated.

However Cuvilier stresses that he is anxious to see the fixed book price be applied to e-books.

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The TIBF used to be popular because if offered consumers the opportunity to buy books at a discount, typically 20 % off the catalog price — this is more important in Japan because of its fixed book prices in bookstores.

Monika Grütters, German Federal Minister of Culture and the Media, called February 3rd «a good day for book culture in Germany,» referring to the day when the German Cabinet approved changes to the country's fixed book price law to include digital books.

Since 2002 Germany has had fixed book pricing, making it illegal to sell one title for varying prices at different retailers.

With the growth of digital publishing, voices in Germany became louder for an adjustment of the fixed book price law, which only applied to print books until now.

The fixed book price that applies to printed books also applies to e-books, meaning that they must be sold for the same price on all platforms and are not subject to discounts.

In a quick run - through of the Dutch trade, he said: «Fixed book prices are very important.

Many European countries have fixed book price laws.

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However, the issue takes on a different twist in Germany in light of the fixed book price law.

«The fixed book price law is rather an advantage at the stage of the market which we are currently in,» says Guggemos.

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According to the August 10, 1981 French law concerning the fixed book price system, any person publishing or importing a book in France is required to set a fixed retail price for the book.

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The German ebook market is on a rising trend and is popular with traditional publishers in particular as the country still has a fixed book price agreement which means ebook prices are generally considerably higher there than in the US and UK.

JS: Since the fixed book price law has been applied to ebooks for years, there is no change to be expected.