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As far as I know (in the US), a product doesn't have to come from your home state to be taxed by your home state. The business just has to have a presence in that state.
Thus, I've purchased electronic products from companies that have outlets in California and been taxed my California sales tax, even though the actual product came from other states (that company shipped from Ohio).
I do think it will probably change, and I am unsure of how sales taxes in the U.S. would work with respect to non-physical products. This may be why the user in Nevada was not charged sales tax for his ebooks.
It does make me wonder in general at how electronic file type products can be taxed, even in California, which is a big driver in trying to get sales tax enforcement from Amazon (whom has no direct presence in California). For instance, have Itunes downloads ever been subject to sales tax? Perhaps the sales tax is included in the price. That I know of the only things exempt from sales tax in California are services and foods (with certain restrictions).
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