Comments for Book Culture Blog http://bookculture.wordpress.com A 100% local and independent bookstore in Morningside Heights, NYC Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:31:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Available Now: The New Must-Have Book Culture Tote Bag! by nikita http://bookculture.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/available-now-the-new-must-have-book-culture-tote-bag/#comment-97 nikita Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:54:05 +0000 http://bookculture.wordpress.com/?p=126#comment-97 The bags look great! And that is a great picture of you. The bags look great! And that is a great picture of you.

]]> Comment on Available Now: The New Must-Have Book Culture Tote Bag! by bookcultureblog http://bookculture.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/available-now-the-new-must-have-book-culture-tote-bag/#comment-86 bookcultureblog Mon, 19 May 2008 14:30:42 +0000 http://bookculture.wordpress.com/?p=126#comment-86 Wonderful to hear from you Antonella! We actually have a fourth color too — a nice olive green. We look forward to seeing you in the store when you visit. Thanks for shopping with us. PS: If you spend $100 — the bag is FREE! :) Wonderful to hear from you Antonella! We actually have a fourth color too — a nice olive green. We look forward to seeing you in the store when you visit. Thanks for shopping with us.

PS: If you spend $100 — the bag is FREE! :)

]]> Comment on Available Now: The New Must-Have Book Culture Tote Bag! by Antonella Napolitano http://bookculture.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/available-now-the-new-must-have-book-culture-tote-bag/#comment-84 Antonella Napolitano Thu, 15 May 2008 09:23:00 +0000 http://bookculture.wordpress.com/?p=126#comment-84 I used to live "next door" last year, it was one of my favourite places! I moved back to Italy but I'm gonna visit next month...and buy that wonderful bags and tons of books!! :) I used to live “next door” last year, it was one of my favourite places!
I moved back to Italy but I’m gonna visit next month…and buy that wonderful bags and tons of books!! :)

]]> Comment on Louisville Dispatch: Be the Bookstore and Shop Local! by Gisele http://bookculture.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/louisville-dispatch-be-the-bookstore-and-shop-local/#comment-56 Gisele Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:17:38 +0000 http://bookculture.wordpress.com/?p=64#comment-56 It's great to know that our independent booksellers are as passionate about selling their wares as we are about buying them. I hope you really do take on New York, whatever it takes! It’s great to know that our independent booksellers are as passionate about selling their wares as we are about buying them. I hope you really do take on New York, whatever it takes!

]]> Comment on Spring Event Photos by cd http://bookculture.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/eventphotos/#comment-45 cd Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:07:11 +0000 http://bookculture.wordpress.com/?p=83#comment-45 What a terrific series! Nice work! What a terrific series! Nice work!

]]> Comment on Sales Tax Fairness by bookcultureblog http://bookculture.wordpress.com/2008/03/06/sales-tax-fairness/#comment-43 bookcultureblog Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:40:08 +0000 http://bookculture.wordpress.com/?p=90#comment-43 Yes, that is exactly what we want. If we believe in the value of small businesses, diversity of ownership and distribution of goods and ideas then we should support social and governmental structures that contribute to their success. Small local businesses in towns and cities across the nation need support. Requiring us all to collect sales tax as suggested will help us. Keep in mind that we have virtually no sales outside our local zip code whereas a major internet vendor like Amazon is selling millions of dollars in books to NYS. I do think it's pretty simple. Each sale of a book should be taxed in the same way, whether the sales is transacted online or in a store. - Chris Yes, that is exactly what we want. If we believe in the value of small businesses, diversity of ownership and distribution of goods and ideas then we should support social and governmental structures that contribute to their success. Small local businesses in towns and cities across the nation need support. Requiring us all to collect sales tax as suggested will help us. Keep in mind that we have virtually no sales outside our local zip code whereas a major internet vendor like Amazon is selling millions of dollars in books to NYS. I do think it’s pretty simple. Each sale of a book should be taxed in the same way, whether the sales is transacted online or in a store. - Chris

]]> Comment on Sales Tax Fairness by Richard http://bookculture.wordpress.com/2008/03/06/sales-tax-fairness/#comment-42 Richard Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:55:40 +0000 http://bookculture.wordpress.com/?p=90#comment-42 Chris, that's exactly what amazon does. They collect sales tax in Washington state, where they have their offices but not in New York where they don't. Your online sales site collects in New York, but not in Washington. It sounds a bit hypocritical, if not deceptive, to omit these facts from your blog post. And, if New York passes a law to make stores in other states collect sales tax, other states surely will return the favor. Is that what you want? According to your logic, your online business should be collecting now for the benefit of Washington state and its counties. Thank you for raising this topic; it's not as simple as some people assume. R. Chris, that’s exactly what amazon does. They collect sales tax in Washington state, where they have their offices but not in New York where they don’t. Your online sales site collects in New York, but not in Washington. It sounds a bit hypocritical, if not deceptive, to omit these facts from your blog post. And, if New York passes a law to make stores in other states collect sales tax, other states surely will return the favor. Is that what you want? According to your logic, your online business should be collecting now for the benefit of Washington state and its counties. Thank you for raising this topic; it’s not as simple as some people assume.

R.

]]> Comment on Sales Tax Fairness by bookcultureblog http://bookculture.wordpress.com/2008/03/06/sales-tax-fairness/#comment-41 bookcultureblog Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:44:41 +0000 http://bookculture.wordpress.com/?p=90#comment-41 It isn't any different. Local governments everywhere should tax businesses fairly. When we are obliged to collect and remit sales tax to other states and counties we do so. Local taxes exist to benefit localities. - Chris It isn’t any different. Local governments everywhere should tax businesses fairly. When we are obliged to collect and remit sales tax to other states and counties we do so. Local taxes exist to benefit localities. - Chris

]]> Comment on Sales Tax Fairness by Richard http://bookculture.wordpress.com/2008/03/06/sales-tax-fairness/#comment-36 Richard Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:34:23 +0000 http://bookculture.wordpress.com/?p=90#comment-36 Book Culture's online sales site does not collect tax on sales to other states. How is that different? Book Culture’s online sales site does not collect tax on sales to other states. How is that different?

]]> Comment on Five February Author Events by bookcultureblog http://bookculture.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/five-february-author-events/#comment-32 bookcultureblog Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:22:39 +0000 http://bookculture.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-32 Glad you have enjoyed the events Cathy. Our programs are planned in a variety of ways. We hope to see you again soon. Glad you have enjoyed the events Cathy. Our programs are planned in a variety of ways. We hope to see you again soon.

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