We already know that the Kindle, Amazon’s electronic book, is sold out for Christmas, but people are still looking for them. Searches on Google for the term “Kindle” picked up in October to nearly triple the level during the summer. It’s settled down a bit, but search volume is still at about double the previous rate.
Not finding any available Kindles, searches for “Sony Reader” are picking up as well, although the clear preference is still the elusive Kindle by nearly two to one. If you really want one, just do yourself a favor and wait for the next version to come out early next year.
Despite the surge in demand and sold-out inventory, I’d be surprised if Amazon has sold more than one million Kindles to date. Maybe 500,000. That would not be a stretch, given that 240,000 had been manufactured through August. It’s a complete guess, though (the 500,000).
How many Kindles do you think Amazon has sold since it launched a year ago?
I wish I had me a Kindle.
I got a Kindle a couple of months ago, it was best purchasing decisions I ever made.
It’s too bad they are sold out till February, I know a lot of people who are frustrated they couldn’t get one in time for Christmas.
Since the Kindle was presented on Oprah a few months back it’s popularity has grown dramatically. In my opinion i don’t really think that the Kindle is a necessary investment when most people can read stories, books, and much more on their laptop or Iphone.
However I’m sure that the new Kindle set to hit the market may increase the popularity of the device.
Merry Christmas,
I said newspapers would not be replaced by the web. Loved scanning an acre of print at a time, didn’t think of RSS, or the value of digging deeper through web search. Now I get my news online, rarely pick up a paper (and miss lots of key little stories for my preference). I was wrong.
Still holding out for books, though. The physical space helps me experience and remember – I can remember what side of a page, and where on the page, are certain key passages. I can write in the margins.
But I’d love to have 30 books in the space of a paperback. More room in the luggage for wax and fins, for whiskey, for couple more spare clips.
Might be a convert. But I’ll miss something, perhaps something critical.
Check out the completed kindle sales on ebay…
http://tinyurl....ndlesalesonebay
holy shit
I didn’t realise they were so popular!
When do you think they are going to release new inventory?
I’ve had a Kindle for several months now and love it. The selection especially of best sellers is awesome, but heck, you can even get medical textbooks! You can still write in the margins with the note feature, and highlight passages, then you can export those notes quite easily. The WhisperNet isn’t available in all areas, but downloading a book is easy, and the price for a bestseller can’t be beat. Highly recommended.
a successful Kindle could help save the dying book industry
Dying book industry?
yes, sales are down in the book industry. look it up.
I don’t think its a question of quantity over quality here, in the long run, they will sell more if their product is better than the competition… numbers are too short term a measure to quantify.
Jon
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I didn’t realise they were so popular