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Originally Posted by doctorow
Not quite sure what to think of this. If you strictly follow Amazon's terms of use for textbook rentals, you're not allowed to cross state borders with your rented books.
Under "Rentals by Warehouse Deals, Inc.", it states
What if you don't follow their terms?
Why all this? Most likely it's related to Amazon's attempt to evade certain state sale taxes.
Inside Higher Ed has the full story.
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Well, it makes sense. Amazon has to be on their toes. Actually they are not evading state sales taxes, their customers are. I think the rule is that consumers are supposed to declare internet purchases and voluntarily pay sales taxes on them. (Who does that?) Amazon just avoids the trouble of collecting them -- and obviously enables its customers to evade the taxes.