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On Amazon, E-Book Sales Surpass Hardcovers

Monday, July 26th, 2010

The convenience of the skinny Kindle sways more customers.

  • Sales of the Kindle, Amazon.com’s digital book reader, have skyrocketed and Amazon reports that it is now selling more electronic books than hardcover editions.
  • In order to compete with other e-readers made by Apple and Sony, Amazon slashed the price of the Kindle almost in half - a move that increased sales even further.
  • The growing popularity of the e-book boosted Amazon stock, reversing a steady decline since the recession.

Facts & Figures

  • Amazon has sold 143 Kindle books for every 100 hardcover books
  • Amazon will probably sell 3.7 million Kindles this year

Best Quote

“We’ve reached a tipping point with the new price of Kindle. Amazon.com customers now purchase more Kindle books than hardcover books — astonishing when you consider that we’ve been selling hardcover books for 15 years, and Kindle books for 33 months.” – Jeff Bezos, Chief Executive of Amazon.com

Your Music’s Gone Digital. Your Photos Went Digital. Ready For Your Books?

Monday, May 4th, 2009

New technology could really affect the way you learn, get your news, and relax.

  • In late 2007, Amazon’s Kindle redefined electronic books. Not only did it have an E-ink screen (which doesn’t strain your eyes like LCD screens), but it also included high-speed wireless connection so you could download new books directly from anywhere in the U.S., at no extra cost.
  • Now, Amazon has released the Kindle 2. There’s no major redesign, but it is faster and a bit more polished than the original.
  • If you’re already a Kindle owner, no dire need to upgrade just yet. But if you’re buying your first ebook, this is a good place to start.

Facts & Figures

  • The Kindle’s Eink screen uses small shape-shifting ink-like capsules to form print-quality text that doesn’t strain your eyes at all.
  • The Kindle 2 features accident-proof buttons, a thinner body (.36 inch), more built-in memory (2 gigabytes), a joystick navigation button, 4x higher screen quality, better battery life, and a robotic voice for the option to listen as an audiobook.
  • The Sony Reader is Kindle’s only real competition, though it’s $30 more and doesn’t have Kindle’s favorite feature, wireless connection.

Best Quote

“The new Kindle 2 is less of a revolution, and more of a refinement.” – Seth Porges, bloomberg.com

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