Getting Mac OS X Snow Leopard

Hi,
I would like to buy the new Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, but, to my great surprise, I have found that the price for the "Single User" version is £ 30.18 (GBP) on the Apple Store UK website, while the price on Apple Store US is only $ 29.00 (USD).
Can anyone please explain this price difference? Isn't the version of Snow Leopard sold by Apple Store UK the same version as the version of Snow Leopard sold by Apple Store US?
Also, isn't Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard available as a digital download, so that buyers can simply download the software, instead of having to wait for it to be shipped by post or having to go to a store? (As a side note, I guess that, in this day and age, that option would be more environmentally friendly as well.)
Thanks.

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Can anyone please explain this price difference?
Read the Terms of use: Discussion of Apple Policy is prohibited.
Somewhere along the way, I would not be surprised if you could define pricing as a kind of policy. If you don't like the pricing, you don't have to buy it.
There are things in England that are hundreds of times cheaper than the price difference on the operating system, such as healthcare. So I really wouldn't moan about it.
Also, isn't Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard available as a digital download, so that buyers can simply download the software, instead of having to wait for it to be shipped by post or having to go to a store?
No.
There are feedback links here:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/
if you aren't happy with something Apple has chosen to do.

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