Amazon paid less UK tax last year

Accounts show that Amazon paid less tax in the UK in 2015 than a year earlier despite rising UK sales and a change to its accounting methods following the introduction of the so-called Google Tax, The Bookseller can reveal. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EL James tops five-year Amazon Kindle chart

Amazon has released a list of its best-selling Kindle books over the last five years in the UK, with Fifty Shades writer EL James topping the ebook chart. Amazon has released the data to mark five years today (5th August) since it opened the Kindle Store in the UK. EL James’ original Fifty... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC UK concludes 'tough negotiations' with Amazon

HarperCollins UK has concluded what its chief executive Charlie Redmayne described as “tough negotiations” with Amazon over new terms. The publisher is the latest of the original agency publishers to negotiate new arrangements after its revised agency contract came up for renewal. Redmayne... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK trade welcomes Amazon probe

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the UK, Penguin Random House v. Amazon is New Normal

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers welcome Amazon tax change

Booksellers have welcomed the news that Amazon is to start booking sales made to customers in the UK through its UK branch instead of through Luxembourg, though some say they remain "cautious" about the development. The online retailer brought its new arrangements, which means it will be taxed... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon ends UK sales diversion to Luxembourg

Amazon has started booking sales made to customers in the UK through the UK branch, instead of diverting sales through Luxembourg. The company’s new arrangements came into force on 1st May. Previously retail sales have been recorded in Luxembourg, where Amazon has its European headquarters,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH UK and Amazon facing terms dispute

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH and Amazon UK Sparring Over Terms?

Penguin Random House and Amazon.co.uk are involved in negotiations for new sales terms, but representatives from the publisher denied speculation that Penguin UK was thinking of withholding it titles from the retailer if a deal isn't reached. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon and HarperCollins renew friendship with multi-year contract

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[ Engadget | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EIBF submits evidence to EC enquiry into Amazon's taxes

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chapman: S&S UK's 'challenging' year

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp UK suffers £3.5m loss after £51m profit the year before

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[ The Guardian | 2014-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Purcell looks to propel Amazon Publishing UK

Amazon Publishing plans to grow its list of UK titles and authors “substantially” in 2015, Eoin Purcell, UK head of Amazon Publishing, has told The Bookseller. The publisher is also “constantly looking to create new platforms to connect authors and readers”, Purcell said. Amazon Publishing UK,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fifty libraries have closed in the UK this year

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Multinational companies like Amazon and Apple will pay a 25% tax on their UK profits, Chancellor George Osborne announced today (3rd December). Delivering the Autumn Statement in the House of Commons, Osborne specifically mentioned large companies “including in the tech sector” would be... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Post office partnership trebles Amazon's UK collection points

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon recruits for UK drone engineers

Amazon has thrown more weight behind its plans to develop unmanned drones –“Octocopters” - to deliver orders to customers within half an hour. The online retailer has advertised for Flight Operations Engineers based in Cambridge in the UK, who would be responsible for developing drone technologies. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon, Indies, Barnes & Noble Unite for E-tax Fairness

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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