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$2.5 Billion in Kindle eBooks Sales by 2012?
Author: Admin23 Jun
One financial analyst speculates that the Amazon Kindle will do for ebooks what the iPod did for digital music — expand the market enormously. According to this analyst, Amazon.com could sell more than $2.5 billion in eBooks by 2012. That’s a lot of eBooks! And, that’s not even taking into account any boost sales might be by the introduction of an Amazon Kindle 2.0 at some later point.
Simon & Shuster to Add 5000 New Titles to Amazon Kindle Catalog in 2008
Author: Admin1 Jun
Simon & Shuster, Inc. will roughly double the number of books it has in the Kindle catalog by adding some 5000 new titles in 2008.
Prominent among the new titles to be added is the popular bestseller “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey.
See full details here.
Kindle Price Drops $40 from $399 to $359
Author: Admin27 May
Not only is the Kindle now in stock at Amazon.com, but it’s seen it’s first price drop
Now you can get your own Kindle for just $359.
The Kindle is getting more and more affordable, and this new price drop will surely convince many more people to hop on the Kindle bandwagon.
Kindles in Stock and Ready for Immediate Shipment
Author: Admin29 Apr
On its home page, Amazon.com announces that Kindles are in stock and ready for immediate shipment.
Since its initial introduction last fall, there has been a wait for anyone wanting to purchase a Kindle. For a while, the supply tightness was reflected in the elevated prices being paid for Kindles at eBay.
Now it looks like anyone who wants a Kindle, can purchase one and get it very quickly. Time will tell if this easy availability will now increase the Kindle’s popularity even more.
Kindle Owners Can Buy “The Last Lecture” Even Though It’s Sold Out (in Paper)
Author: Admin20 Apr
One of the main advantages of the Kindle is that it’s not reliant on paper. So, when “The Last Lecture” turned out to be a true best seller (and a sellout in its paper version), Kindle owners are unaffected. They can just download the electronic version and have their copy ready and accessible in just a short time.
While paper sellouts don’t happen all that often, the Kindle, obviously, creates a new and valuable option for that situation.
You can read the full story here.
In a Few Weeks: Same-Day Shipping by Amazon.com for Kindle
Author: Admin21 Mar
On its home page, Amazon.com announces its goal — starting a few weeks from now — to be able to send out newly-ordered Kindles on the same day they’re ordered. At present, Amazon.com is supplying Kindles on a first-come, first-served basis, which in some cases has resulted in a waiting period of up to six weeks, according to Amazon.com.
This ability to order and receive a Kindle promptly is likely to enhance the popularity of Kindles.
Could Amazon.com Be Selling 5,000 - 10,000 eBooks A Day?
Author: Admin6 Mar
Silicon Alley Insider speculates that Amazon.com may be selling between 5,000 and 10,000 eBooks per day. Sounds like a lot and would seem to confirm the success of the Amazon Kindle.
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