Sunday 6 September 2009

A lower tax rate on e-books

1 September
The tax on e-books will be decreased. At first the tax rate was 19% this is decreased to 6%. This is the same tax rate of ordinary books. Also audio-books will receive this lower tax rate.
http://www.pcmweb.nl/artikel.jsp?id=2468741

Co-operation between Sony and Bol.com

27 August
Sony and Bol.com co-operate and have published two thousand Dutch e-books and one hundred thousand English e-books. That same day another deal was made, a deal between iRex and Barnes and Noble. They are going to offer 750.000 e-books.
http://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/nederland/article2847112.ece/_Iedereen_kan_een_hele_bibliotheek_bij_zich_dragen_.html

Web 2.0

A video which explains web 2.0.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPVWtYMpTEk