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Amazon Dumps Hawaii Affiliates

June 30th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Hawaii, Politics, Technology, The Web

Amazon.com has pulled the trigger. As reported earlier, a looming Hawaii state tax law change relating to online affiliate marketers has prompted the Internet retailer to close the Amazon Associates accounts of Hawaii residents. Members of the local tech community are pushing Gov. Linda Lingle to veto HB1405, but Amazon.com is acting pre-emptively, clearly hoping [...]

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