Stuart Aken: Bargain Book

Friday, 26 December 2014

VAT shocker for Ereader Users in EU.

Read ebooks? Just got one for Christmas, perhaps? Well, you may not know it, but your local MP and
that friendly crowd of MEPs in Europe have got their heads together and imposed new regulations regarding VAT on digital items. The legislation was intended to stop mammoths like Ebay and Amazon taking advantage of low VAT rates in places like Luxemburg, but with the usual attention to detail shown by our political representatives (sic) they neglected to make allowances for small businesses.
For you, as a reader, this means that any digital book you purchase from 1st January 2015 will be more expensive. In some cases, depending on your country of residence, the price could rise by 25%. In UK, the VAT will go up from 3% to 20%, if you buy via Amazon.
So, it might be worth looking for and buying those new books for your Ereader before 1st January checks in.

And, if I might be a bit cheeky, perhaps you'll understand if I alert you to the fact that my own adult epic fantasy trilogy, A Seared Sky, is available at a special price at present, which means you'll make double savings if you buy before 1st January. Click here to reach that deal
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Sunday, 29 July 2012

Savings of 50% Through Smashwords Sale

Along with other authors, I've joined Smashwords' Summer Sale. This means you can buy two of my books for half their usual price. Breaking Faith, my romantic thriller (see My Books tab for reviews) is now avail;able for $1.50, £0.95, or Euro 1.18. Similarly, my anthology of 8 hot erotic stories, Sensuous Touches, has also been reduced to $1.50, £0.95, or Euro 1.18. You will need to use the links shown and enter the promotional code of SSW50 to obtain your discount. And please take advantage sooner rather than later. This is a limited time offer.

My other books, Ten Tales for Tomorrow, The Methuselah Strain and Ten Love Tales are already priced only at $0.99, £0.63 or Euro 0.78, so they can't be included in this special offer.

And, of course, But Baby it's Cold Outside, the seasonal short story, is already free anyway.

If you have a look at the tab above, labelled 'My Books', you can get a
flavour of all the books before you plunge in and spend these huge sums; this way, the risk will be singularly reduced.

These are all ebooks, of course. Though Breaking Faith can also be read as a paperback edition, available through Amazon and other retail outlets. Because of the publishing arrangements, I'm unable to alter the price on the paperback, but it represents very good value at $14.95 or £7.99 for 340 pages of tense, exciting and emotionally packed romance.

The ebooks can be downloaded to be read on any ereader platform through Smashwords. If you don't have an ereader, you can read them as PDFs using the link for the free Adobe software to the right or using any one of the many free ereader software packages available online.