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Wal-Mart Banishes Kindles from Its Stores

Target stopped selling Kindles a while back
By Maureen O'Gara
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September 21, 2012 07:30 AM EDT
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Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, isn't going sell Amazon's Kindles anymore.

Reuters, which broke the story, said Wal-Mart is betting consumers want other like-minded gadgets such as iPads and Nooks, but since Amazon has the bigger Internet presence and Wal-Mart wants a piece of that action, it probably just doesn't want to line its rival's coffers anymore. The new Kindle Fires are designed to draw users into buying from Amazon.

The wire service quoted a memo sent to store managers Wednesday saying, "We have recently made the business decision to not carry Amazon tablets and eReaders beyond our existing inventory and purchase commitments. This includes all Amazon Kindle models current and recently announced."

Target stopped selling Kindles a while back.

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Maureen O'Gara the most read technology reporter for the past 20 years, is the Cloud Computing and Virtualization News Desk editor of SYS-CON Media. She is the publisher of famous "Billygrams" and the editor-in-chief of "Client/Server News" for more than a decade. One of the most respected technology reporters in the business, Maureen can be reached by email at maureen(at)sys-con.com or paperboy(at)g2news.com, and by phone at 516 759-7025. Twitter: @MaureenOGara

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