Comments on: Is this the REAL Kindle number? 240,000 machines sold? http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/02/is-this-the-real-kindle-number-240000-machines-sold/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:01:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Steve P. http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/02/is-this-the-real-kindle-number-240000-machines-sold/comment-page-1/#comment-873604 Steve P. Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:48:44 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/02/is-this-the-real-kindle-number-240000-machines-sold/#comment-873604 We've already got 30,000 people reading ereader books on iphone/ipod touch, just one month after launch. About 10% of our kindle customers have also switched to iphone/ipod touch uploads for all or part of their purchases. That began of course in mid july. I have received dozens of emails from people saying they were going to buy a kindle but once they saw ereader on iphone they decided against it (in one case they sold their already-bought kindle the day after reading their first book on iphone/itouch). You can even see several reviews on itunes of the ereader for iphone product where people say they decided not to buy kindles because iphone ereader worked well for them. So this "leak" occurred shortly after the iphone app store began, anecdotally at least, to dry up their supply of potential customers. Hmmm. I don't know what the real kindle figures are but as they say in politics, the timing seems suspicious. We’ve already got 30,000 people reading ereader books on iphone/ipod touch, just one month after launch.

About 10% of our kindle customers have also switched to iphone/ipod touch uploads for all or part of their purchases. That began of course in mid july.

I have received dozens of emails from people saying they were going to buy a kindle but once they saw ereader on iphone they decided against it (in one case they sold their already-bought kindle the day after reading their first book on iphone/itouch). You can even see several reviews on itunes of the ereader for iphone product where people say they decided not to buy kindles because iphone ereader worked well for them.

So this “leak” occurred shortly after the iphone app store began, anecdotally at least, to dry up their supply of potential customers. Hmmm. I don’t know what the real kindle figures are but as they say in politics, the timing seems suspicious.

]]> By: Mike Cane http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/02/is-this-the-real-kindle-number-240000-machines-sold/comment-page-1/#comment-868114 Mike Cane Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:03:49 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/02/is-this-the-real-kindle-number-240000-machines-sold/#comment-868114 >>>Let’s see if Amazon will drop the price and indeed make a big push in the textbook market. Full of the DRM you decry! >>>I think there’ll be place for both the Kindle and the iPhone Nah. iPhone and iPod Air. >>>Let’s see if Amazon will drop the price and indeed make a big push in the textbook market.

Full of the DRM you decry!

>>>I think there’ll be place for both the Kindle and the iPhone

Nah. iPhone and iPod Air.

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/02/is-this-the-real-kindle-number-240000-machines-sold/comment-page-1/#comment-867755 David Rothman Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:51:48 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/02/is-this-the-real-kindle-number-240000-machines-sold/#comment-867755 Mike, stay tuned. Let's see if Amazon will drop the price and indeed make a big push in the textbook market. I think there'll be place for both the Kindle and the iPhone---although I agree with you that the real action will be on mobile phones. People on the go want multiuse gizmos. Thanks. David Mike, stay tuned. Let’s see if Amazon will drop the price and indeed make a big push in the textbook market. I think there’ll be place for both the Kindle and the iPhone—although I agree with you that the real action will be on mobile phones. People on the go want multiuse gizmos. Thanks. David

]]> By: veinglory http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/02/is-this-the-real-kindle-number-240000-machines-sold/comment-page-1/#comment-867580 veinglory Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:27:29 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/02/is-this-the-real-kindle-number-240000-machines-sold/#comment-867580 The other figure I have seen is 40,000. Meanwhile iPhones sell 10,000 a day. The other figure I have seen is 40,000. Meanwhile iPhones sell 10,000 a day.

]]> By: Mike Cane http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/02/is-this-the-real-kindle-number-240000-machines-sold/comment-page-1/#comment-867296 Mike Cane Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:51:32 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/02/is-this-the-real-kindle-number-240000-machines-sold/#comment-867296 You know I took out my switchblade and opposed that figure: http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/the-kindle-revolution-aint-happening/ You know I took out my switchblade and opposed that figure:
http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/the-kindle-revolution-aint-happening/

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