Fixed book prices in the Netherlands: what self-publishers need to know
The Netherlands' fixed book price law covers printed books in Dutch and Frisian. Here is what it asks of you as the publisher, and what KDP asks.
The facts
- The rule
- For printed books in Dutch or Frisian you set the price and report it to the Commissariaat voor de Media. It can change every six months, and the fixed price can end after a year.
- Printed books
- Covered
- Ebooks
- Not covered
- Languages
- Only books in Dutch and Frisian
- Amazon stores selling there
- Amazon.nl
- VAT on print at Amazon.nl
- 9%, added by Amazon to the list price you set
- What KDP asks
- Where a fixed book price law applies, KDP asks you to set the same list price at every retailer, and to tell the authorities where the law requires it.
Other countries
Fixed book price laws in every country we know.
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Checked on 17 October 2026 against The Dutch government on fixed book prices, KDP, Price your book. Stores, agencies and laws change their rules: their own pages have the final word.