NO..if I buy a book from a merchant in Michigan...MICHIGAN should get the tax, NOT NC...that is why the Feds have stated you cannot collect taxes in that manner because it is a burden on the individual selling. I don't think this article is correct in the way it says the tax works. The tax is taxing what people MAKE from Amazons referal service..NOT items you buy from Amazon which will remain tax free if it is purchased from a reseller outside of NC. and NO I wont buy local if the price is higher...SORRY...you need to compete if you want my cash!