Japan To Levy 8% Consumption Tax On Ebooks October 1

For the past several months, my blog postings have brought positive news for foreign visitors to Japan when the subject is Japan's consumption tax.

This time, the news isn't so good, at least as far as residents of Japan are concerned. I received this notice from Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing division, who is handling the ebook edition of The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan:

Starting October 1, 2015 an 8% consumption tax will be applied to all ebooks sold to customers living in Japan. No action is required of you, but we are notifying you because you currently have one or more titles available through KDP that may be affected by this change.

If you are living in Japan and want to get the ebook edition of The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan and avoid the consumption tax, now's the time to do it! You have from now until October 1 to get the ebook without being taxed at Amazon Japan.

To get the ebook, go here.