Is VAT the reason why people don’t read in Denmark??? Seems odds, TBH.

Eh, dunno about denmark, but Norwegian books are like 3x the price of the same book in German. That’s mostly because it’s a small market that still needs translation, though. Doubt fiddling with the VAT will make much difference.

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There has been no VAT on books in Norway, including e-books, since 2015. Norway scores very high on books read per capita, about double that of Denmark.

August 21, 2025 at 10:02:05 AM

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