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Target said it will stop carrying Amazon's Kindle product line,including the Kindle Fire, which is estimated to make up more thanhalf of all US tablets using Android. Target will continue to sell Apple's iPad as well as alternativetablet and e-reader devices, including Barnes & Noble's Nook, whichalso makes use of Android internally. The news initially leaked via an internal memo, but Target hassince officially confirmed its plans to drop Amazon's products,according to a report by Reuters . The retailer's spokesperson Molly Snyder issued a statement saying,"Target continually evaluates its product assortment to deliver thebest quality and prices for our guests. Target is phasing outKindles and Amazon- and Kindle-branded products in the spring of2012. We will continue to offer our guests a full assortment ofereaders and supporting accessories including the Nook." Reuters said Target had "declined to comment on whether closermerchandising ties to Apple or broader competition with Amazon werealso behind the move to stop selling Kindles," but the retailer'scontinued support for the Nook underlines the friction betweenAmazon and other retailers. As a web marketer without a retail store presence, Amazon has longundercut both big box retailers and smaller merchants not only inprice but also in its ability to sell goods to Americans withoutcharging sales tax in most cases. US law does not compel Internetretailers to collect sales taxes if they do not have a physicalbusiness presence in a given state, an issue that has sparkedcontroversy in many states that depend on sales taxes for theirrevenue as opposed to income or property taxes. Amazon's business model behind the Kindle line, and particularlythe Kindle Fire mini-tablet, revolves around selling merchandisedirectly to customers, in direct competition to retailers likeTarget. Amazon is understood to make very little in hardwareprofits, particularly on its $199 Kindle Fire tablet. While Apple's iPad has become an increasingly important way forconsumers to make purchases over the Internet, Apple is largelyfocused on selling its own products, and typically does so atprices that don't seek to undercut its retail partners. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as RGB LED Wall Washer Manufacturer , China Outdoor LED Floodlight for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits LED Tube Light Fixtures.
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