As you may be aware, Amazon.com has been in dispute with several state governments here in the United States, over the collection of taxes. In many states, Amazon, because it has no physical presence, does not pay local taxes on items it sells to residents.
Several state governments, in order to get around this legal restriction, have passed laws treating Amazon affialites as an Amazon "physical presence". Amazon, in response, has simply withdrawn recognition of those affiliates in states that have passed such laws.
As you may be aware, Amazon.com has been in dispute with several state governments here in the United States, over the collection of taxes. In many states, Amazon, because it has no physical presence, does not pay local taxes on items it sells to residents.
Several state governments, in order to get around this legal restriction, have passed laws treating Amazon affiliates as an Amazon "physical presence". Amazon, in response, has simply withdrawn recognition of those affiliates in states that have passed such laws.
Zlert is an affiliate located in one of these states. As a result, Amazon.com withdrew their recognition of our site as an affiliate several months ago. What that means to us is that we no longer receive any commission from Amazon.com for items you purchase via our site. That, unfortunately has put a severe dent in our income.
Zlert does not make any profit, we breakeven at best. We have been operating at a loss for the past few months. With no resolution to the dispute between Amazon.com and the states, it's simply not possible for us to continue.
The site will therefore close on August 31st. All alerts will stop from that date also.
We would like to thank you all for your patronage over the past few years. We hope that it has been a useful service for you.
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Damn, that's a real shame - it had never occurred to me that the Amazon affiliate shutdowns would affect something like this, but it makes perfect sense.
This was a fabulous service, and one I've always been surprised that Amazon didn't offer themselves. Thanks for all your hard work over the last few years!
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