I was just trying to point out that the proposed tax is broader than just SF, it would appear to include everything space related. Presumably this would also cover space picture books. I'm not sure how broad the definition of literature is. Of course people fascinated with visuals could still find them online.
As far as books for "educational purposes", the article doesn't say but as a college student I wouldn't mind paying a 1% tax on my text book to ensure that research would continue in a field I was interested in. I'm not aware of any private company that has contributed as much as NASA and the companies it contracts to science in space. My willingness to pay the 1% tax may just be due to the campus bookstore helping out the students by charging full list price on all text books. What's another dollar a book?
The proposed tax is not just on SF, it is also on space science books. I would think that someone "rabidly interested in the space program" would be interested enough to buy books on the science/physics of space. Otherwise, what are they "rabidly interested" in, the really cool space suits?
I'm not an expert but does the size of the power supply really matter? The 300 W rating is a peak power and if you only need 200 W for your system it will only supply 200 W. If you replace your 300 W power supply with a 450 W one you will not be using 150% more power.
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I was just trying to point out that the proposed tax is broader than just SF, it would appear to include everything space related. Presumably this would also cover space picture books. I'm not sure how broad the definition of literature is. Of course people fascinated with visuals could still find them online.
As far as books for "educational purposes", the article doesn't say but as a college student I wouldn't mind paying a 1% tax on my text book to ensure that research would continue in a field I was interested in. I'm not aware of any private company that has contributed as much as NASA and the companies it contracts to science in space. My willingness to pay the 1% tax may just be due to the campus bookstore helping out the students by charging full list price on all text books. What's another dollar a book?
The proposed tax is not just on SF, it is also on space science books. I would think that someone "rabidly interested in the space program" would be interested enough to buy books on the science/physics of space. Otherwise, what are they "rabidly interested" in, the really cool space suits?
300watt powersupplies suck for electric bills
I'm not an expert but does the size of the power
supply really matter? The 300 W rating is a peak
power and if you only need 200 W for your system it
will only supply 200 W. If you replace your 300 W
power supply with a 450 W one you will not be using
150% more power.
How power supply ratings work