Jul 12 2011
Amazon says it will ask California voters to overturn a state law requiring large companies with operations or affiliates in the state to collect sales tax. It is hoping to seek a referendum vote as early as February, which is more than likely to trigger an expensive political battle pitting Amazon (and possibly other large exclusively online retailers) against a much larger coalition of brick-and-mortar retailers such as Wal-Mart, Best Buy. and Target. For background to this topic see BookBrowse's blog.
Douglas Westerbeke's much anticipated debut
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue meets Life of Pi in this dazzlingly epic.
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