Once Apple and Amazon have taken their cut, publishers are likely to make less money on e-books under this new arrangement than under the wholesale one a price they seem willing to pay in order to limit Amazon's influence and bolster print sales.

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If a company doesn't meet the nexus requirement, the Supreme Court would have to change its opinion-a painstakingly slow and unlikely course of action-or Congress would have to make a revision under the Interstate Commerce Clause in order to tax the company's e-commerce sales.

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Six months later Musini made Purkayastha head of PAQ's sales in North America, paying him a 10% commission on every order.

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Sales of new cars are likely to suffer from the travel restrictions imposed on China's population in order to defeat SARS, but the medium-term outlook for carmakers remains rosy.

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Sales through the group's stores rose 18%, helped by 10% extra floor space, while sales at the Next Directory mail order service were ahead by 5%.

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