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How EU Prices Affect List Price Requirements
Minimum and maximum list prices for the 35% and 70% royalty plans will now also account for VAT. For books published before January 1st that would fall outside these new limits after VAT is included, we will adjust the list price to ensure the book remains in the same royalty plan that was previously selected. You may always change your list price, or your suggested royalty plan, at any time.
VAT-inclusive list price requirements, beginning January 1, 2015
GBP List Price Requirements | Minimum List Price | Maximum List Price |
35% Royalty Option |
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· Less than or equal to 3 megabytes | £ 0.99 | £ 150.00 |
· Greater than 3 megabytes and less than 10 megabytes | £ 1.49 | £ 150.00 |
· 10 megabytes or greater | £ 1.99 | £ 150.00 |
70% Royalty Option | £ 1.99 | £ 9.99 |
EUR List Price Requirements | Minimum List Price | Maximum List Price |
35% Royalty Option |
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· Less than or equal to 3 megabytes | € 0.99 | € 215.00 |
· Greater than 3 megabytes and less than 10 megabytes | € 1.99 | € 215.00 |
· 10 megabytes or greater | € 2.99 | € 215.00 |
70% Royalty Option | € 2.99 | € 9.99 |
To see whether your list prices will meet the requirements (both with and without VAT), check these tables:
Minimum and maximum list prices for the 35% royalty plan, as of January 1, 2015
Location | VAT % | 35% Royalty Plan: | 35% Royalty Plan: |
United Kingdom | 20% | £0.83 - £125.00 | £0.99 - £150.00 |
Germany | 19% | €0.83 - €180.67 | €0.99 - €215.00 |
France | 5.5% | €0.94 - €203.79 | €0.99 - €215.00 |
Italy | 4% or 22%* | €0.81 - €176.23 | €0.99 - €215.00 |
Spain | 21% | €0.82 - €177.69 | €0.99 - €215.00 |
Netherlands | 21% | €0.82 - €177.69 | €0.99 - €215.00 |
Minimum and maximum list prices for the 70% royalty plan, as of January 1, 2015
Location | VAT % | 70% Royalty Plan: | 70% Royalty Plan: |
United Kingdom | 20% | £1.66 - £8.33 | £1.99 - £9.99 |
Germany | 19% | €2.51 - €8.39 | €2.99 - €9.99 |
France | 5.5% | €2.83 - €9.47 | €2.99 - €9.99 |
Italy | 4% or 22%* | €2.45 - €8.19 | €2.99 - €9.99 |
Spain | 21% | €2.47 - €8.26 | €2.99 - €9.99 |
Netherlands | 21% | €2.47 - €8.26 | €2.99 - €9.99 |
*Italy note: Due to country-specific legislation in Italy, a lower VAT rate of 4% will apply to eBooks with ISBNs purchased on the amazon.it Kindle store by customers in Italy. A higher VAT rate of 22% will apply to eBooks without ISBNs. Kindle Digital Publishing (KDP) doesn’t require ISBNs for eBooks, but having an ISBN will ensure a lower VAT rate for sales of your eBook to customers in Italy.
Important: Do not use an ISBN from a print edition for your digital edition. If you want to include an ISBN for the digital version of your book, it must be a unique ISBN. You can purchase an ISBN from multiple sources on the Web, including the official ISBN body.
