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Re: O'Reilly Mindstorms Book
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Tue, 23 Feb 1999 15:57:33 GMT
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> In the UK there is a very good reason why books with CD's are undesirable:
> Books are zero Value-Added-Tax rated, but books with CD's are not, so cost
> the consumer 17.5% more on top of whatever price premium the publisher
> places on the addition of a CD.
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> Huw
Funny law, never heard of anything like that, but then it really makes sense
that you prefer books without CDs.
BTW:
here in France books fall under the regular Value Added Tax of about 20% and
this is regardless of CDs or other niceties :-(
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 | | Re: O'Reilly Mindstorms Book
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| Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) In the UK there is a very good reason why books with CD's are undesirable: Books are zero Value-Added-Tax rated, but books with CD's are not, so cost the consumer 17.5% more on top of whatever price premium (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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