Amazon’s Kindle is sold out “temporarily,” according to the eReader’s web page, causing a bit of a fuss on the Intertubes. Is it a sign a new version is en route, or merely reflecting a manufacturing or supply chain glitch? We’ve had a think. Amazon’s Kindle eReader has been sold out before: Back in December 2009 [...]
PW: After sales growth slowed slightly in April, to 127%, e-book sales rose 162.8% in May, to $29.3 million, at the 13 publishers that report results to AAP’s monthly sales report. Sales for the first five months of the year increased 207.4%, to $148.3 million. In some other trade segments, adult hardcover sales jumped 43.2%, [...]
We’re excited to announce that Amazon’s bestselling 6-inch Kindle is now only $299. With this exciting new low price, summer reading just got a lot more fun! Sleek and lightweight, Kindle is as thin as a typical magazine and holds over 1,500 books. An advanced display reads like real paper and boasts 16 shades of [...]
Amazon is paying close attention to Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch. In what appears to be a response to demand for the unique functionality of the Apple devices, Amazon just announced an upgrade to its Kindle for iPhone app that provides more of the expected and popular functionality. Amazon’s Kindle for iPhone version 1.1 will [...]
Kindle is dominating the book retail industry, according to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who says that; “Kindle sales are now 35 percent of books where we have Kindle editions.” Many were skeptical of these results, but upon further investigation, the possibility exists that the release of the Kindle DX has sparked an increase in Kindle [...]