Amazon Says New Kindle Is "Fastest-Selling Ever"
No numbers, of course. But imagine something really fast, and you'll get the idea. Right?
The Wait for Plastic Logic’s Que E-Reader Will Last Forever
The Que e-reader, which has missed at least three shipping deadlines, won't miss any more: Plastic Logic is killing the thing off altogether. Plastic Logic insists that it will still be able to compete with Apple's iPad, Amazon's Kindle and countless other e-readers, though, via a "second-generation ProReader plastic electronics-based product." Wisely, it won't say...
Amazon Says Kindle Sales Will Pass Paperbacks Within a Year
Amazon gives out almost no real data about its Kindle sales, and even less guidance. So mark down this rare prediction from CEO Jeff Bezos, via an interview with USA Today: "I predict we will surpass paperback sales sometime in the next nine to 12 months. Sometime after that, we'll surpass the combination of paperback...
Amazon Selling So Many Kindles You Can’t Buy One
UPDATE: I was totally wrong! I'll think twice before taking the company at its word from now on...
Alternate theory: Amazon (AMZN) has stopped selling the Kindle because it's about to release a new one jam-packed with astounding features. But my hunch is that Amazon is being upfront when it says on its site that its...
Amazon’s Big, Expensive Kindle DX You Didn’t Buy Now Cheaper, Blacker
A year ago, the Kindle DX seemed like it might be a big deal. And then we never heard about it again. Will a price drop, a new color and a better screen change that? Doubtful.
Like E-Books? Amazon Sells More of Them, for Less, Than Apple. For Now.
The introduction of Apple's iPad and iBooks store has lots of people forecasting doom for Amazon's Kindle. And the iPad will obviously eat it into Kindle's market share. But for now, at least, Amazon still has deeper relationships with book publishers. Will consumers care?
