I knew that the collection of state sales taxes by Amazon has been advancing relentlessly, but I hadn't realized it was so close to finality, which will be achieved
April 1 when the last four holdouts are added to the roster. To be honest, it hasn't been on my radar because I live in a state with no sales tax.
I'm curious if it's changed people's buying habits much, in getting them to consider other vendors. My guess would be that it's at least somewhat proportional to the level of taxation; a relatively trivial percentage is ignored but in localities where the rate is pushing 10%, buyers check out other options. Then there's getting in your car and driving over the state line, a phenomenon I know as I live in a wedge between two tax-collecting entities and there are a lot of out-of-state plates in the mall parking lots. Why buy your Kindle from Amazon when you can save several bucks by going to Best Buy? (And stock up on your carbonated beverages while you're at it, since we don't have a bottle bill, either.
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