800,000 Kindles sold since Kindle 3 launch?

We knew the Kindle 3 was doing well – Now the Codex Group is estimating that 800,000 Kindles have been sold between June and mid-November. Kindle 3 was announced and was available for preorder at the end of July. If the 800,000 Kindle sold etimate is right that would mean that in 4 or so months 800,000 Kindles have been sold at a rate of 200,000 [...]

Making the most of the Kindle lending feature (upcoming)

Your Kindle will soon let you lend and borrow Kindle books. This is a pretty good, but limited, addition. First, let’s look at what the feature is. Kindle Lending Feature – What you can do My understanding is that the Kindle lending feature will match the Nook’s book lending feature – You will be able to lend [...]

Thanksgiving Weekend Kindle Book Deals

For your Kindle here are some great Kindle Book deals found after much searching in the Top Rated Kindle Books lists – The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner. Price: $3.99. Genre: Happiness, Travel, Travelogues. Rated 4.5 stars on 167 reviews. Starred Review. Fortified with [...]

quick update on a free kindle book

For your Kindle – a book that was free last November and is free again. Fireflies in December by Jennifer Erin Valent. Price: $0. Genre: Racism, Relationships, Religion & Spirituality. Rated 4.5 stars on 79 reviews. “When her best friend Gemma’s parents are killed in a house fire, Jessilyn Lassiter’s parents take the girl in. Trouble [...]

the Kindle, the pipeline, and the futile resistance

As the Kindle 3 continues to sell truckloads it’s interesting to see Amazon make several intelligent moves to keep its Kindle book revenues intact – No support for ePub to make sure DRM’ed books from other stores can’t be read on Kindle. It’s telling that the only DRM’ed format that is supported by the Kindle is Amazon’s own. 70% revenue for books priced [...]

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