Category: Amazon
Kindle is a hit with readers but terrifying to publishers
The Kindle has been around since November 2007 and Amazon has yet released any sales figures. Anecdotal evidence suggests that Amazon has sold anywhere between 40,000 – 140,000 Kindle units…
Christian publishers are adding thousands of new titles for Kindle e-books
An Amazon.com press release today revealed that 11 top Christian publishers are to make available thousands of e-book for the Kindle. From the Amazon.com press release; Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today…
See a Kindle in your city
The Amazon folks are eager to get the word out about Kindle and they really want people to see a Kindle device, so much so that they want existing Kindle…
Business Like Bezos: Portfolio.com interviews Amazon founder Jeff Bezos about the Kindle
Portfolio contributing editor Kevin Maney interviewed Jeff Bezos in a packed auditorium at New York University’s Stern School of Business. Bazos and Maney discussed many topics during the lengthy 1…
Jeff Bezos interview at the “D: All Things Digital Conference”
Our old friend Walt Mossberg sat down with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos this morning at the “D: All Things Digital Conference”. Walt Mossberg gave the Kindle a luke-warm reception back…
POD publishers file antitrust suit againt Amazon
Today BookLocker.com has filed an antitrust suit against Amazon.com on behalf of POD (Print On Demand) publishers. It all started in late March when Amazon contacted a number of US…
First year Kindle sales vs. popular gadgets first year sales: How does the Kindle compare?
We have all heard this past week that Amazon is expected to shift around 189,000 – 600,000 units by the end of the year – then 2.2 million units by…
$750 Million in Kindle Sales by 2010
Mark Mahaney – an Internet Analyst at Citigroup Investment Research – is predicting that revenue generated by Amazon from the sale of Kindle’s will be between $400m – $750m by…
Amazon Kindle Is Back In Stock
As you may have noticed, there have been a lack of updates recently, however that doesn’t mean we have take our eyes off the ball. Amazon updated their website today…
Top Marks to Amazon Customer Support
Kindle owner John Federico recently had some trouble with his Kindle after it developed a crack on the bottom of the device, this is what he had to say about…