Author and digital rights activist Cory Doctorow sheds light on the twisted logic connecting publishers, ebooks, DRM and user lock-in into certain ebook platforms.

Without making much fuss, Luxembourg cut the VAT, and in effect ebook prices for consumers. Ebooks, unlike paper books, are subject to full VAT across the EU. So this could change market dynamics quite a bit: Both Amazon and Apple sell their ebooks from Luxembourg, and might now be able to undercut local book prices.

RT @henrikberggren: Kindle just ousted paperback as the mayor of Amazon #kindle #ebooks