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FeedPosted Dec 27th 2010 12:30PM by Elizabeth Harrow (RSS feed)
Filed under: Amazon.com (AMZN), Technical Analysis
Monday morning, Amazon.com (AMZN) announced that the third-generation Kindle is now its best-selling product of all time, unseating former title-holder Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Amazon didn't provide specific sales figures for the e-reader, but the retail giant added that more Kindle books were purchased this past Christmas Day than on any other day in history -- confirming that the gadgets are quite a popular gift.
Meanwhile, Nov. 29 -- or "Cyber Monday" -- was the peak day for holiday shopping on Amazon. More than 13.7 million items were ordered worldwide on the Monday after Thanksgiving, which translates to about 158 items per second.
Continue reading Amazon.com Boasts of Blowout Kindle Sales
Posted Apr 20th 2010 4:30PM by Brian White (RSS feed)
Filed under: Industry, Amazon.com (AMZN)
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (BKS) followed Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) in introducing an e-reader device. The devices, meant to replace books and periodicals and lower the cost of physical distribution (or eliminate it) with a higher-quality experience, have sold well so far. Amazon.com sold out of the first Kindle device launched at the end of 2007, and the first Nook device featured a better navigation than the Kindle. Still Barnes & Noble's share price since early 2009 hasn't exactly outperformed itself, as it sits under $23 right now.
Continue reading Barnes & Noble Preparing Second-Generation Nook E-Reader?
Posted Apr 9th 2010 2:00PM by Jeff Reeves (RSS feed)
Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Amazon.com (AMZN), Target Corp. (TGT)
The tech blog rumor mill is running at full speed today about a partnership between online retail powerhouse Amazon.com (AMZN) and brick-and-mortar discounter Target (TGT). Supposedly, the hit Kindle e-reader will be on sale in Target stores later this month.
Engadget kicked off the frenzy Wednesday with what looks to be a covert screenshot of Target's inventory computer showing stock. Target is being conspicuously closed-mouth on the subject, deflecting requests for comments with a simple vanilla statement: "Target has no specific plans to share at this time, and we don't comment on speculation or rumors."
Continue reading Selling the Kindle at Target Sounds Silly
Posted Apr 4th 2010 3:40PM by Trey Thoelcke (RSS feed)
Filed under: Launches, Apple Inc (AAPL)
Apple's (AAPL) new wonder device, the iPad, got off to a strong start even before this weekend's official launch date. Eager customers lined up at Apple stores Saturday to get their hands on the new and much-hyped tablet-style PC. This was due in part, no doubt, to the fact that Apple sold out of preorders of the iPad.
With a starting price of $499 to $699, estimates for iPad sales for all of 2010 range from 3 million to 6 million units. Estimates for just this weekend alone range from 300,000 to 500,000 units out the door and into the hand of early adopters and Apple fanatics.
Continue reading Apple iPad Gets Off to a Strong Start
Posted Jan 26th 2010 2:30PM by Sheldon Liber (RSS feed)
Filed under: Good news, Products and Services, Launches, Consumer Experience, Rants and Raves, Apple Inc (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Comic Relief

Tomorrow we are not going to see people landing on Mars, or North and South Korea unite, or the end of poverty and disease. However, the long awaited Apple (
AAPL) tablet computer will be unveiled and from all the excitement it has generated it might even be bigger news than that.
It seems every
one is anticipating that Apple's latest device will have the ability to balance the federal budget and eliminate the deficit. After all the hype anything less may disappoint.
Continue reading Rumored Apple Tablet Is Wowing Them Again
Posted Jan 15th 2010 12:40PM by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed)
Filed under: Competitive Strategy, Amazon.com (AMZN), Marketing and Advertising, Target Corp. (TGT), Best Buy (BBY)
Looking back on what became a tough end to a tough year for the retail sector, the one bright spot was the online sector. Shoppers whipped out their plastic at a record rate on Black Friday, a trend that continued throughout the season.
The Amazon (AMZN) Kindle killed the competition, reinforcing the status of the online channel as the future of the retail business. Social media, in particular, had its first real test this year, as many companies -- including Best Buy (BBY), JCPenney (JCP) and Target (TGT) -- used the likes of Twitter and Facebook to engage customers, publicize sales and generally increase revenue. The next stage in the evolution, of course, is to use shopping behavior to trigger viral results.
Continue reading Can Shopping Go Viral?
Posted Jan 2nd 2010 12:30PM by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed)
Filed under: Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Amazon.com (AMZN)
For a company that hasn't even admitted to a new product, expectations are awfully high. The word is out that Apple (AAPL) will be unveiling a tablet computer at a major product launch this month.
Former Google (GOOG) exec Lee Kai-fu put out on his blog that he knows its coming, citing an anonymous source, and that the device would sell for less than $1,000. It's going to have a 10.1-inch screen and three-dimensional graphics, he continued, according to a Bloomberg News report, saying it would look like a large iPhone.
Continue reading Apple's Tablet Target: 10 Million in 2010
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