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Q: It would be foolish not to include Amazon on the list of potentially huge players in the tablet industry. 
  
 While the company is still only selling simple Kindle e-readers, Amazon has quietly built all the tools it needs to compete against Apple and the other tablet makers with its own Android-based tablets. 
  
 Let's review: 
  
 Amazon just launched its Android app store today. It could easily end up better than Google's built-in Android Market. Why? Because Amazon cares about building a better storefront than Google. And because Amazon has better e-commerce tools and vision than just about anyone. 
  
 Amazon's music store and video streaming service are as close to Apple's iTunes as it gets. That's one of the big problems with the Motorola Xoom, for example -- nice, big screen, but no legit source of movies to stream. Amazon tablets would have an answer. 
  
 Amazon Prime members can stream unlimited movies and TV episodes from a small (but inevitably growing) library of content. That sounds like a great bonus feature for Amazon tablets. 
  
 Amazon has a massive distribution vehicle... in Amazon.com. This could allow it to sell tablets at lower prices because it doesn't have to factor in a middle man. 
  
 When we surveyed Business Insider readers about where they would go to buy a tablet, some 17% picked Amazon -- more than Best Buy. Amazon also has a growing field of Kindle retail partners, to complement web sales. We were surprised to see a Kindle display at Staples last night, but, yes, they sell the Kindle. 
  
 Amazon builds good hardware. The new Kindle is no iPad, but it's definitely the best at what it's trying to be -- an e-reader. It's slim, lightweight, and attractive. And Amazon has sold more Kindles over the last several years than most companies have sold of any tablet-shaped devices. 
  
 Amazon is ambitious and sees ahead of slower competitors. It was way ahead of the field with Amazon Web Services. We could see it making similarly smart, forward-thinking bets. The tablet market is far from figured out long-term. 
  
 Amazon is already trying to hire more Android people. As Nick Bilton noticed at the New York Times, Amazon's Lab 126 division -- which makes the Kindle -- recently added at least five new jobs for developers with Android experience. 
  
 We wouldn't be surprised if Amazon did something interesting in mobile advertising, either -- another marketplace in which to disrupt the incumbents like Google. 
  
 Apple is clearly scared of Amazon. Why else would it sue over the term "app store?" 
  
 So, where would Amazon fit into the market? Probably not at the high end -- it would be almost impossible to beat Apple in hardware or software quality, so Amazon probably won't try. 
  
 But if it can design decent hardware, there's no reason Amazon couldn't compete with the likes of Motorola, HTC, and Samsung in the mid-level Android tablet market. 
  
 Especially if it could offer better built-in entertainment services, a better built-in app store, and lower pricing. 
  
 Related: How Amazon Saved The Kindle 
  
 Get the latest Google stock price here. ||||| Amazon is making a 9 inch iPad clone and will start selling it in the third quarter of this year, WSJ reporters say on Twitter. 
  
 The full story is here. 
  
 In May, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos told Consumer Reports to "stay tuned" for just such an announcement. 
  
 We're pretty sure Amazon will be a big player in the tablets market. 
  
 Dan Frommer explained why, in March: 
  
 While the company is still only selling simple Kindle e-readers, Amazon has quietly built all the tools it needs to compete against Apple and the other tablet makers with its own Android-based tablets. 
  
 Let's review: 
  
 Amazon just launched its Android app store today. It could easily end up better than Google's built-in Android Market. Why? Because Amazon cares about building a better storefront than Google. And because Amazon has better e-commerce tools and vision than just about anyone. 
  
 Amazon's music store and video streaming service are as close to Apple's iTunes as it gets. That's one of the big problems with the Motorola Xoom, for example -- nice, big screen, but no legit source of movies to stream. Amazon tablets would have an answer. 
  
 Amazon Prime members can stream unlimited movies and TV episodes from a small (but inevitably growing) library of content. That sounds like a great bonus feature for Amazon tablets. 
  
 Amazon has a massive distribution vehicle... in Amazon.com. This could allow it to sell tablets at lower prices because it doesn't have to factor in a middle man. 
  
 When we surveyed Business Insider readers about where they would go to buy a tablet, some 17% picked Amazon -- more than Best Buy. Amazon also has a growing field of Kindle retail partners, to complement web sales. We were surprised to see a Kindle display at Staples last night, but, yes, they sell the Kindle. 
  
 Amazon builds good hardware. The new Kindle is no iPad, but it's definitely the best at what it's trying to be -- an e-reader. It's slim, lightweight, and attractive. And Amazon has sold more Kindles over the last several years than most companies have sold of any tablet-shaped devices. 
  
 Amazon is ambitious and sees ahead of slower competitors. It was way ahead of the field with Amazon Web Services. We could see it making similarly smart, forward-thinking bets. The tablet market is far from figured out long-term. 
  
 Amazon is already trying to hire more Android people. As Nick Bilton noticed at the New York Times, Amazon's Lab 126 division -- which makes the Kindle -- recently added at least five new jobs for developers with Android experience. 
  
 We wouldn't be surprised if Amazon did something interesting in mobile advertising, either -- another marketplace in which to disrupt the incumbents like Google. 
  
 Apple is clearly scared of Amazon. Why else would it sue over the term "app store?" 
  
 So, where would Amazon fit into the market? Probably not at the high end -- it would be almost impossible to beat Apple in hardware or software quality, so Amazon probably won't try. 
  
 But if it can design decent hardware, there's no reason Amazon couldn't compete with the likes of Motorola, HTC, and Samsung in the mid-level Android tablet market. 
  
 Especially if it could offer better built-in entertainment services, a better built-in app store, and lower pricing. 
  
 Disclosure: Jeff Bezos is an investor in Business Insider through his personal investment company Bezos Expeditions. ||||| The Kindle isn't the only special plastic rectangle Amazon wants you to buy: the WSJ claims the book-and-deodorant-and-virtually-everything seller is readying its Android tablet by October. And that's besides the long-gestating touch Kindle. 
  
 The proper tablet'll be a nine-incher, forego a camera, and plug straight into Amazon's media bank. But, the Amazondroid (keeping my fingers crossed for that name) won't supplant any of the Kindle's shine—at least not according to Amazon's plan. In fact, two new Kindles are on their way, according to the same Journal report. One will add a touchscreen, with the second being "an improved and cheaper adaptation of the current Kindle." They'll both still be black-and-white E-ink. 
  
 This news isn't wholly surprising—we've had a pretty good idea for a while what an Amazon tablet would be like, that it would directly tap into Amazon's steadily expanding streaming and downloadable media offerings—perhaps with a freshly valuable all-you-can-eat Prime membership. But now we know how big it'll be. And that "roughly nine-inch screen" says a lot. It's not looking to simply be a better Nook Color, but a real tablet fighting the iPad and every other major slate thing out there. And maybe, just maybe, that fat, direct line to everything Amazon's got to offer will give us a reason to turn our heads away from iOS and iTunes. [WSJ] ||||| Amazon.com Inc. has battled Apple Inc. over digital books, digital music and mobile applications. Now the two companies are taking their clash to another front: the tablet market. 
  
 Amazon plans to release a tablet computer by October, people familiar with the matter said, intensifying its rivalry with Apple's iPad. 
  
 Amazon will launch a tablet by October, intensifying the rivalry with Apple and its iPad. WSJ reporter Stu Woo gives Lauren Rudser the details we know so far. Image courtesy of Getty Images. 
  
 While Amazon has long offered digital content on its website, it has lacked much of the hardware to go with it. Now the Seattle company hopes customers will use its tablet to buy and rent that content, said people familiar with its thinking. 
  
 An Amazon spokesman didn't respond to requests for comment. 
  
 Amazon's looming entry into the tablet market, which Chief Executive Jeff Bezos has hinted at in his appearances this year, is the latest example of how technology companies, once focused on a particular segment of the industry, are increasingly jostling one another on multiple fronts. 
  
 That trend is evident in the enterprise-technology arena, where onetime partners such as Hewlett-Packard Co. and Oracle Corp. became enemies in markets including server computers, and it is now becoming evident in consumer technology. 
  
 In recent years, Apple, Amazon and Google Inc. have found themselves competing in areas such as the mobile software market and digital content. The overlap stems from a race to tap into the young and growing field of selling digital goods, such as video, music and books, which are potentially vast markets as more consumers turn to downloads. 
  
 Apple and Amazon have already had some bitter clashes. In March, Apple sued Amazon alleging the online retailer had violated the trademark on the name "App Store." Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs also has poked fun at Amazon's Kindle electronic-book reader, saying that few people read and that general-purpose devices like the iPad are superior to single-purpose ones. 
  
 "Amazon and Apple are frenemies"—both friends and enemies—said Sarah Rotman Epps, a Forrester Research analyst. They "rely on each other as partners"—Amazon, for example, sells digital books via its Kindle app in Apple's iTunes Store—but "at the same time, they aggressively compete for customers' attention and dollars," she said. 
  
 Amazon faces a tough road against Apple in the tablet market. Since introducing the iPad last year, Apple had sold 19.5 million of the devices as of the end of March. It is far and away the leader in the tablet market. 
  
 The iPad has been bolstered by its connection to Apple's App Store, which sells videogames and other software, and Apple's iTunes store, where people can easily download music, videos and books. 
  
 Apple officials didn't respond to a request for comment. 
  
 Amazon's tablet will have a roughly nine-inch screen and will run on Google's Android platform, said people familiar with the device. Unlike the iPad, it won't have a camera, one of these people said. While the pricing and distribution of the device is unclear, the online retailer won't design the initial tablet itself. It also is outsourcing production to an Asian manufacturer, the people said. 
  
 One of the people said the company is working on another model, of its own design, that could be released next year. 
  
 The introduction of a tablet poses a conundrum for Amazon on how to keep from cannibalizing sales of its popular Kindle. Amazon has long said the Kindle is its best-selling device, though it has declined to disclose sales. 
  
 A person familiar with Amazon's thinking said it still figuring out how to market the tablet computer. One issue is whether customers will want to buy both the tablet and Kindle, which is viewed as a dedicated-reading device for bookworms. 
  
 But Amazon will be facing competitors other than Apple. Sony Corp. on Wednesday unveiled prototypes of a tablet and a wallet-shaped dual-screen portable device that will offer movies, apps, music, books and PlayStation games. Sony said the devices would be available later this year. 
  
 Amazon plans to introduce two updated versions of its black-and-white Kindle in this year's third quarter, people familiar with the matter said. One of the new Kindles will have a touch screen, which current models don't have. 
  
 Amazon is better-positioned than other companies to go up against Apple, said Ms. Epps, the Forrester analyst. Part of the reason is because Amazon already has a digital-content store with a significant selection and following. Amazon has heavily promoted its digital offerings this year. It launched a streaming video service in February. And in May, it undercut Apple's iTunes store by selling an album by pop singer Lady Gaga for 99 cents. 
  
 Amazon is also in a position to offer a cheaper alternative to the iPad, said Ms. Epps. It could sell the tablet for a loss while hoping to make money on sales of movies, music and books. 
  
 Customers are "looking for a cheaper alternative, and they're looking for a compelling experience, in terms of both content and shopping," which Amazon can offer, Ms. Epps said. 
  
 Nonetheless, she noted that unlike Apple, which has its own retail stores, Amazon lacks a natural brick-and-mortar outlet to sell its products. In addition, Amazon's product may be less refined than the iPad, which is in its second generation. 
  
 "I don't know whether Amazon will be able to compete with Apple head-to-head on hardware sophistication," she said. 
  
 —Amir Efrati contributed to this article. 
  
 Write to Stu Woo at Stu.Woo@wsj.com and Yukari Iwatani Kane at yukari.iwatani@wsj.com |||||
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Amazon will have a tablet computer of its own out by October to compete with the iPad, reports the Wall Street Journal. Insiders say the Android device will have a 9-inch screen but no camera. Amazon also plans two Kindle updates: One version will have a touch-screen and the other will be an improved (and cheaper) version of the current model. Some quick reaction: Sam Biddle, Gizmodo: Not a huge surprise, but the 9-inch screen "says a lot," he writes. "It's not looking to simply be a better Nook Color, but a real tablet fighting the iPad and every other major slate thing out there." Click for the full column. Nicholas Carlson, Fast Company: "We're pretty sure Amazon will be a big player in the tablets market," he writes, referencing this earlier story.