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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (29696)	12/12/1998 11:27:00 AM
From: getgo234	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

I found the following sales tax information for several of the leading on line booksellers. AMZN must collect sales taxes for goods shipped to Washington State (Headquarters located there). AMZN has its distribution center in Delaware where there is no sales tax. BKS must collect a sales tax on shipments to NY, NJ and VA (Headquarters and distribution centers), Borders must collect sales taxes for shipments to Mich (Headquarters) and Tenn (distribution center). IAW Wal-Mart web site sales taxes are collected on all U.S. shipments. It is interesting that BKS and Borders have stores located around the country and do not have to collect sales taxes on internet sales while Wal-Mart does have to collect the sales tax on internet sales. Does anyone know when all companies will be required to collect sales taxes on all internet sales shipped to U.S. locations ?

To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (29696)	12/12/1998 11:41:00 AM
From: getgo234	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 164684

Glenn and others: Why is it that AMZN's stock price moved significantly higher last week while BKS and Borders moved very little. Why aren't BKS and Borders getting at least some recognition for their internet operations ? Finally, the survey results on consumer satisfaction with internet book sellers as reported in the WSJ yesterday showed that AMZN's book prices were relatively expensive compared to the low cost online sellers such as WAL-Mart but inexpensive when compared to list price. But who pays list price for books in this day and age ? Borders discounts best sellers by 30% in their stores and 40% online. Thanks for your comments.