|
Dec
28
|
Amazon.com is without a doubt one of, if not the, largest online retailers in the world. Just about everything from food to cellphones it available for purchase through the website. However, while the company has long stocked products from companies around the world, they also have a few of their own products up for sale.
The most well known of these products is the Amazon Kindle eBook reader which has been considered by many to be the best eBook reader on the market. Don’t believe me? Well Amazon has just come forth to announce that the Kindle 3 (pictured above) has become the company’s fastest selling product of all time. In fact, the Kindle 3 has ousted Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince for the number one spot.
Do you have a Kindle? If not, do you plan on getting one?
Press release after the break.
Third-Generation Kindle Now the Bestselling Product of All Time on Amazon Worldwide
In just five months, new Kindle replaces ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ as best-selling product in Amazon’s history
SEATTLE, Dec 27, 2010 — (NASDAQ: AMZN)–Amazon.com today announced that the third-generation Kindle is now the bestselling product in Amazon’s history, eclipsing “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7).” The company also announced that on its peak day, Nov. 29, customers ordered more than 13.7 million items worldwide across all product categories, which is a record-breaking 158 items per second.
“We’re grateful to the millions of customers who have made the all-new Kindle the bestselling product in the history of Amazon — surpassing Harry Potter 7,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com founder and CEO. “We’re seeing that many of the people who are buying Kindles also own an LCD tablet. Customers report using their LCD tablets for games, movies, and web browsing and their Kindles for reading sessions. They report preferring Kindle for reading because it weighs less, eliminates battery anxiety with its month-long battery life, and has the advanced paper-like Pearl e-ink display that reduces eye-strain, doesn’t interfere with sleep patterns at bedtime, and works outside in direct sunlight, an important consideration especially for vacation reading. Kindle’s $139 price point is a key factor — it’s low enough that people don’t have to choose.”
- Amazon Kindle 3 ships two days early, sells lots
- Rumored: Amazon Kindle 2 to Arrive Q1 2009
- Should consumers be worried about Amazon’s exclusive deal?
- Amazon Kindle 2 Price Dropped to $259; International Version $279
- Something to think about: The iPad and the Kindle
- Amazon to Launch Larger Screen Kindle
Comments