Amazon Says Agency Model eBooks Are Subject to State Sales Tax

Amazon has found another battleground in its battle with publishers of eBook prices, or at least various states will be waging their own little wars against publishers, sorta, via state sales tax. Amazon classifies publishers that set their own eBook prices as merchants selling through Amazon, meaning they are subject to the sales tax in whatever state they report in, meaning Amazon will have to charge tax on top of whatever price the publisher sets for the eBook.