Call for VAT on e-books to go

UK booksellers have called for VAT on e-books to be scrapped in the week that the European Commission announced the creation of an expert group to explore taxation in the digital economy.
“Waterstones managing director James Daunt, Foyles chief executive Sam Husain and The Book People chief executive Seni Glaister have all endorsed the idea that e-books should attract the same 0% VAT as print books, instead of the 20% currently levied on digital titles in the UK,” reports the Bookseller