Here are some really interesting Kindle related articles -
- Adam L. Penenberg at Fast Company talks about Amazon, Apple, Kindle, and the competition therein.
- A fantastic article on why its the perfect time to start a newspaper -
*The competition is broken
*A start up would be free of the legacy costs weighing down current papers
*Talent, including writers, could be lured away from their current failing employer.
Do read the article for more …Personally, think it’s also a good time to become a publisher. You compete against old, slow giant publishers that have to support their outdated methods of working.
- Thomas E. Weber of SmartMoney.com thinks the real genius of the Kindle is that it lets you uni-task. Have been reading, and finishing, more books than in the last 10 years so can’t argue with that.
- Zoe Winters talks about her self-published book, her Amazon sales rank, and more.
- ZDNet reports on Jim Friedland’s belief that Kindle penetration could reach 10% of Amazon’s US customer base by 2013 (some really good charts) -
We estimate that Amazon has sold almost 800,000 Kindle units to date. We believe that Kindle sales are ramping up this year due to: (1) the elimination of major supply constraints that limited unit sales for the first 15 months after launch; (2) a large increase in content available on the Kindle Store; and (3) the Kindle2 and Kindle DX product launches. We estimate that Amazon sold 340,000 units in 2008, increasing to 900,000 in 2009 and 1.4 million in 2010. We believe that Kindle penetration could reach 10% of Amazon’s U.S. customer base by 2013, or 2% of the U.S. population
Elimination of Major Supply Constraints? Not exactly, Mr. Friedland. The Kindle DX is out of stock for 3-5 weeks.
The first 4 articles are good enough to merit a complete post just discussing them. The Amazon Vs Apple comparison in particular is fascinating and after looking at how the Kindle’s Content Revenues are better than the iPod’s, soon will look at the sales figures and comparisons between Kindle Sales and iPod Sales.
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