My guess is they have a complex legal structure and WB home video is a separate legal entity and has no physical presence in New York. I think they probably do not charge tax anywhere outside of CA, but that you need to check the website ordering system as opposed to asking strange as that may sound. I have asked my friend there to look into making it more friendly to institutional orders, but the bottom line is they are not going to do anything that requires any paperwork on their end. Since their titles are not carried by the major distributors and since they are no frills DVD-R ( but very nicely done) they fly under the radar of many libraries. I urge folks to check them out as it is an extraordinary collection at very cheap prices and the more they sell, the more rare films they can put out.
Jessica On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 5:55 PM, Jana Atkins <[email protected]> wrote: > This suggests possibly that WB doesn’t have any physical quarters in New > York (which is difficult to believe) or Connecticut but that they do have > some sort of presence in Illinois. As far as I know, companies are not > required to collect sales tax on internet sales if they don’t have a > bricks-and-mortar presence of any sort in the state where the buyer resides > (or is having the item shipped to?) although a lot of companies collect it > regardless. Of the ones that don’t, a non-tax exempt buyer is responsible > for paying the sales tax directly to their local tax entity, although most > do not do so. > > > > Jana Atkins, B.M., M.L.S. > > Performing Arts/Multimedia Librarian > > University of Central Oklahoma > > Max Chambers Library > > 100 N. University > > Edmond, OK 73034 > > 405-974-2949 > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Kerbel, Michael > *Sent:* Thursday, October 21, 2010 3:46 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Videolib] WB Archive > > > > We’ve ordered many DVDs from WB and have not paid tax. And their prices > are usually better than Amazon’s, and they ship extremely promptly. > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Jessica Rosner > *Sent:* Thursday, October 21, 2010 3:55 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Videolib] WB Archive > > > > OK after all this I am REALLY confused. I went on the WB archive web site > went through the motions of ordering and it did not charge any sales tax. I > live in NYC, so hard to imagine they would charge Illinois. Did you actually > attempt an order and get charged tax ? Anyone else order from them directly > outside of CA and get charged tax? > > On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 9:46 AM, Karsten, Eileen <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Dear CW, > > > > Has anybody been able to order DVDs from the Warner Archive without paying > tax? I have been trying to order a DVD from them for months, but the order > form does not allow me to tell them I am tax exempt. I sent them an e-mail > to ask them how I could order from them and include a tax exempt number. > They responded saying they needed more information which I gave them. When > I did not hear back, I e-mailed them again and they did not answer this > e-mail. Now, I have a request for a second title which is in their > archive. I see that Amazon is selling the WB archive titles through their > site, but they charge more for them. I will be greatly appreciated any help > with this problem. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Eileen Karsten > > Head of Technical Services > > Donnelley & Lee Library > > Lake Forest College > > 555 N. Sheridan Road > > Lake Forest, IL 60045 > > [email protected] > > 847-735-5066 > > > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > > > > ***Bronze+Blue=Green*** The University of Central Oklahoma is Bronze, > Blue, and Green! Please print this e-mail only if absolutely necessary! > > ***CONFIDENTIALITY*** -This e-mail (including any attachments) may contain > confidential, proprietary and privileged information. Any unauthorized > disclosure or use of this information is prohibited. > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > >
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
