http://gigaom.com/2012/05/02/target-stops-selling-kindles/ Wed, 22 May 2013 21:24:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/2012/05/02/target-stops-selling-kindles/#comment-838364 Thu, 03 May 2012 18:01:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=516742#comment-838364 Target.com was outsourced to Amazon, one the online retailer’s biggest customers … I wonder if there’s more here than meets the eye.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/05/02/target-stops-selling-kindles/#comment-838197 Thu, 03 May 2012 04:41:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=516742#comment-838197 It takes dumb people to take angry decisions like these. Hasn’t price comparison been there from time immemorial? Even in the days when there was no website to place orders at, people would do some sort of window shopping and make the best purchase after having considered all options.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/05/02/target-stops-selling-kindles/#comment-838084 Wed, 02 May 2012 19:02:55 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=516742#comment-838084 Target already sells the Nook (and Kobo and Sony). Target confirmed the news to the Verge (http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/2/2993608/target-amazon-kindle), saying, “We will continue to offer our guests a full assortment of ereaders and supporting accessories including the Nook.”

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/05/02/target-stops-selling-kindles/#comment-838080 Wed, 02 May 2012 18:32:23 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=516742#comment-838080 It could also be a device for buying all kinds of stuff from Target.com.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/05/02/target-stops-selling-kindles/#comment-838079 Wed, 02 May 2012 18:25:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=516742#comment-838079 How long before Apple pulls all of there products out of the Amazon store and kicks the Kindle app out of the app store. That time is coming.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/05/02/target-stops-selling-kindles/#comment-838070 Wed, 02 May 2012 17:47:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=516742#comment-838070 If you’re referring to the Kindle Fire, it’s a device for buying all kinds of stuff from Amazon. Target doesn’t need to put something like that in their customers’ hands, and other retailers may reach the same conclusion.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/05/02/target-stops-selling-kindles/#comment-838060 Wed, 02 May 2012 16:52:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=516742#comment-838060 Maybe its because Microsoft has invested in nook, and is looking for somebody to sell it?
wouldn’t surprise me if they are willing to pay taget to sell them like the paid nokia to switch to windows phone 7.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/05/02/target-stops-selling-kindles/#comment-838032 Wed, 02 May 2012 15:32:39 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=516742#comment-838032 Does Target use Kiva’s robotic warehouse system? Might have something to do with that as well.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/05/02/target-stops-selling-kindles/#comment-838021 Wed, 02 May 2012 14:51:39 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=516742#comment-838021 Why would one buy it at a B&M and pay sales tax on it when you could just order it directly from Amazon for the same price tax free and Amazon ships it for free?

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/05/02/target-stops-selling-kindles/#comment-838007 Wed, 02 May 2012 14:09:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=516742#comment-838007 The most obvious explanation definitely seems to be that Amazon is a direct competitor, selling not just electronics but all kinds of other stuff that Target sells (diapers, clothes, household stuff). I wonder whether other retailers, like Walmart or Best Buy, plan to stop carrying Kindle.

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