3 Million Amazon Kindles Sold, Apparently
“Millions of people now own Kindles,” said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com yesterday. That surprised analysts, who thought that Amazon would sell 2.5 million or so of the devices by the end of 2010, nearly a year from now. We’ve checked with our sources, who have been amazingly accurate on the number of Kindle’s sold over the last couple of years. The total number of all types of Kindles out there in users hands hit 3 million sometime in December, says a source close to Amazon. And that was before the new model with worldwide data hit. And before Amazon started offering free Kindles to select long-time customers. The Kindle now has real competition from the Barnes & Noble Nook and, more so, from the Apple iPad . But …

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TechCrunch is reporting, under good authority, that it has information indicating sales of Amazon’s Kindle has already surpassed the 3 million mark. Analysts had predicted Kindle sales to eclipse the 2.5 million unit mark by the close of 2010… yes, that is 500,000 more units sold 365 days early. The report comes on the heels of impressive...
Perhaps to avoid consumer confusion, or to grab back a few headlines from Barnes and Noble’s sweet looking Nook e-reader, Amazon has dropped the Sprint-powered U.S. Kindle and now sells just the international version along with the super-sized DX. And the price has also been dropped to $260, the same as the old Kindle 2 and the same as the...
This year was huge for the eReader. In 2009 we were introduced to two new versions of the Amazon Kindle, two new Sony models, and an end-of-year sleek and chic newcomer: the Barnes and Noble Nook. I’ve lusted over all of these devices, but which eReader did you like best? Don’t stop the voting there! Help me choose more winners by...
Barnes & Noble’s hot new eReader device called the Nook (which just so happened to make its way to my must haves for November list), is so popular that it’s already out of stock for those eagerly anticipating to get their hands on one this holiday season. But , if you’re one of those people who just can’t wait until...
It comes as no surprise to us that the Motorola DROID has been seeing some really successful sales numbers since its release. As a matter of fact, it is getting mighty close to its target of finding one million hands by the end of the fourth quarter. Actual sales figures are reported to be somewhere in the neighborhood of 700,000 to 800,000 devices...
In a stealthy yet significant move, Amazon has dropped Sprint as its wireless partner for the latest versions of the Kindle 2 e-book reader. From now on, new Kindle 2s, in the U.S. and worldwide, will be powered exclusively by AT&T’s 3G network. “Due to strong customer demand for the new Kindle with U.S. & international wireless,...
Leaked photos have surfaced on the web purporting to reveal Barnes & Noble’s e-book reader, and the device looks a lot like Amazon’s Kindle. In the images, the Barnes & Noble e-reader appears to have a 6-inch monochrome E-Ink display and wireless connectivity (telecom carrier undetermined). The device’s square form...
First the Nook (pictured), now the MediaBook? (Credit: Barnes & Noble) The question is, who isn’t getting in on the e-book reader action these days? Less than two weeks after we met Barnes & Nobles’ Nook and just a few days after hearing of tire maker Bridgestone’s plans for a …
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TechCrunch claims it has it on good authority that Amazon is looking into giving away Kindle e-readers to customers who subscribe to its $79 Prime service for fast, free shipping. Originally posted at Fully Equipped
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Amazon was recently excited to announce that the Kindle was its best-selling gift item ever , and now they have more positive Kindle news to report. Despite all the hype surrounding this week’s iPad announcement , the Kindle ’s success continues to grow. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos revealed that they have already sold millions of Kindles...
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