Dave, ordered the hard copy (spiral bound) with the discount code at lulu.com
and was charged $35.86 total including shipping (but, and I'll whisper at
this point, no VAT was charged). Arrived within 3 days - and is worth every
penny/cent!
YMMV,
73
Dave G3WGN WJ6O
DaveL G3TJP wrote:
I was
Good grief for the price even including VAT it's surely a snip and
worth it's weight in whatever!
1£9.93The Elecraft K3: Design, Configuration, and
Operation - Fred Cady (Download)
Coupon Savings SUMMERBOOK11: £-1.99
Subtotal: £7.94
Value Added Tax: £1.56
Total: £9.50
Payment
As explained offline to F5VJC, and as stated in my original post, there was
no criticism of Fred's work intended.
I wrongly assumed that a book was a book, and assumed that lulu was charging
VAT on books. At least one assumption too many on my part (to satisfy those
who like to have a sly
I was just ordering Fred's book as a download, but stopped when lulu decided
to add VAT to the price.
Here, in the UK, books are exempt from VAT, so I tried to report this to
lulu, but they won't accept a query without an order number and an order
number is only generated in response to
It is my experience (mostly in CH and DL) that all one has to do is
collect the receipts showing the VAT and take them to the nearest
customs office for a refund. Granted it's a PAITA, but better than being
ripped off by an unresponsive bureaucracy.
John Ragle -- W1ZI
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On 6/9/2011 4:43
David Lankshear wrote:
I was just ordering Fred's book as a download, but stopped when lulu
decided to add VAT to the price.
Here, in the UK, books are exempt from VAT,
Sadly, that only applies to printed books.
[...]
G, just so others in the EU know what to expect.
Do expect to be
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