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Amazon Opens Up on Kindle Sales, Says "Millions" Sold This Holiday Season

in Commerce on December 13, 2010 at 10:30 am PT

Amazon.com has sold “millions” of its new Kindle models in the first 73 days of the holiday quarter, according to a post by the Kindle team in an online forum.

Amazon Selling So Many Kindles It Can't Count Them

in Media on October 25, 2010 at 9:25 am PT

Or, more accurately–it won’t tell us what the count is. But Amazon will boast about sales of its new line of e-readers, and about e-book sales in general. Can’t blame them–we keep repeating every press release they put out.

Latest Guess at Kindle Sales: 5 Million This Year, 11.5 Million in 2012

in News on September 29, 2010 at 1:32 pm PT

Since the Kindle’s launch in November of 2007, Amazon hasn’t been particularly forthcoming with the device’s sales figures. Trumpeting the latest iteration of the Kindle as “the fastest-selling ever” is about as specific as it’s gotten. So coming up with a yearly sales forecast for the Kindle is no easy task. But that doesn’t stop analysts from trying.
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Michael Lewis Loves the Kindle. But Not This Week.

in Media on March 16, 2010 at 9:31 am PT

Michael Lewis on the Kindle, 2007: “The coolest thing, by far, is that you think of a book you’d like to read, someone tells you about a book you’d like to read, and in 30 seconds, it’s on your screen, all of it.” So why can’t you buy Michael Lewis’s new book on the Kindle today?

Macmillan CEO Defends E-Book Price Hike, Again

in Media on March 3, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Cheers to Macmillan CEO John Sargent, who has taken to writing long open letters to his readers about changes in his company’s e-book pricing model. Alas, the newest installment, on the company’s blog, doesn’t add much more to the discussion.

News Corp.: Conan’s Not Coming to Fox Just Yet; Amazon’s Ready to Bend on E-Book Pricing

in Media on February 2, 2010 at 2:41 pm PT

Amazon caved to Macmillan’s demands on e-book pricing, and now the online retailer is set to give News Corp.’s HarperCollins a new deal too, says Rupert Murdoch. Meanwhile, don’t hold your breath waiting for Conan O’Brien on Fox.

Like Your Kindle Books Cheap? Don’t Get Too Used to It.

in Media on June 19, 2009 at 9:00 am PT

Are you one of those Kindle owners who stuffs your device with cheap e-books? Enjoy it now, say analysts at Bernstein Research. Because they’re not going to stay cheap, or at least, not quite as cheap, forever. Right now Amazon makes much more money selling you a hardcover book than a digital one. That can’t go on indefinitely.
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Kindle Hikes Book Prices and Adds to My Ambivalence

in News on May 11, 2009 at 8:49 am PT

Just when I was coming to terms with my ambivalence toward my Kindle e-book reader, Amazon and the publishers have gotten greedy. I’ve had a love-hate relationship with the device since I bought my first one about 9 months ago. As a frequent traveler and voracious reader, I’ve found the Kindle to be nearly ideal. I never have fewer than a dozen books in its memory, and they’re always things I want to read.