E-Books Outselling All Print Books on Amazon
Sales of Kindle books on Amazon have overtaken those of both print and hardcover formats combined, according to the online retailer. Amazon began selling hardcover and paperback books in July 1995. Twelve years later in November 2007, the company introduced the revolutionary Kindle and began selling Kindle books. By July 2010, Kindle book sales… [[ […]
E-books Becoming Big Business
Research firm Yankee Group estimates that the U.S. e-book market will reach $2.7 billion in sales in 2013, up from just $313 million in 2009. That's good for a growth rate of 83 percent, above even paid mobile apps, at 72 percent. Already, Amazon claims that Kindle e-books now outsell paperback books on Amazon.com. This […]
Kindle E-Books Turn Amazon's Page
The Amazon brand was given a serious boost with the launch of their Kindle e-reader, and they are still reaping the rewards as the digital book formats are outselling the more traditional reading medium, paperback books. According to their fourth quarter report, for every 100 paperback books sold, Amazon sold 115 books in Kindle’s format. […]
Give Kindle Books As A Gift Via Email
Amazon.com said today people can now give Kindle Books as gifts to anyone with an email address even if they don’t own a Kindle. "We’re making this functionality available in time for the holidays to offer an easy, stress free holiday shopping option for anyone – not just Kindle owners,” said Russ Grandinetti, Vice President, […]