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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
When Amazon sells me a pbook, it looks at the states where Amazon has a physical presence, and either charges tax or not, depending on whether I'm in one of those states.
No reason ebooks shouldn't work the same way--allowing the *seller's* location (however that's decided), not the buyer's, to be considered the place of sale. Unless there's a ban on bringing that book across those country lines--like, a physical copy would be impounded at customs--there's no reason to restrict the sale across country lines, any more than they'd forbid a UK resident from walking into a US store and buying a book.
And it's often not the publishers selling these ebooks--it's resellers. Stores. No reason they shouldn't be able to sell to anyone who visits their online location.
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Ah, I see what you mean about taxes--but it is the state laws you have issue with, not Amazon. You are right, ebooks should work the same as pbooks where taxes are concerned. Of course, in my opinion, none of the states should be charging a tax on amazon purchases. That whole, "they have a footprint in my state thing" is just a problem period.