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Internet sales giant Amazon has long made use of affiliates round the country, who make money whenever someone clicks on a link from their site to make a purchase at Amazon.  However, that’s changing in several areas, and in the last week Amazon has severed links with affiliates in North Carolina, Rhode Island, and Hawaii after those states passed legislation that approves collecting sales tax on online transactions. … Read More

An Amazon Spokeswoman had the following to say:  “Some folks had trouble getting to the site and others didn't,” said Patty Smith, spokeswoman for the Seattle-based company. She described the difficulty as “just a sporadic problem (that) has been resolved on site.”