» Barnes & Noble's $259 Nook costs more than Amazon's $279 Kindle. Why? Tax.
Barnes & Noble released its long-awaited e-reader today, and it looks pretty spiffy. What’s more, it’s priced at $259 — $20 less than Amazon’s 6” Kindle.
There’s only one problem: Amazon doesn’t charge sales tax, while BN.com and Barnes & Noble stores do. What’s tax on $259? Where I live, it’s $24.61.
In other words, your checkout screen for a Kindle will look like this:
While your checkout screen at BN.com looks like this:
October 20, 2009, 9:33pm Comments
