Jun 10
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Why is Kindle the Best Selling Item on Amazon?
Kindle E-book Reader remains to be our most gifted item. This was the statement made by the corporate giant Amazon in November 2009. This statement was followed by the Christmas upsurge which saw the highest number of Kindle Books on sale as compared to the physical books. It was a clear indication about the future of Amazon which would be completely turned round by Kindle e-reader.
And everyone saw the reality of this statement when Amazon announced its first quarter’s earnings for 2010. It stood at an impressive $7.13 billion, a clear 46% rise from the first quarter earnings in 2009.
For all those who are ignorant about Kindle, well it is an e-book reader which comes with an in built Wi-Fi and 3G technology. It is quite thin in appearance and weighs only 10 ounces. It supports text files in .AZW format which is copyrighted to Amazon store only.
This is in clear competition with Apple’s Ipad e-book service called ibook. The popularity of Kindle also lies in the fact that it supports more than 500,00 book titles at present which includes several e-books, periodicals, public domain writings and more than 50,000 audio books.
Following will highlight the various factors that are involved in the status of Kindle as the best selling product on Amazon
•Kindle allows a user to instantly download from thousands of books available on Amazon store. One can choose from different titles according to your wish without any hassle. It includes 100 out of 111 New York Times best sellers.
•It boasts of a high text quality due to the E-ink technology. This provides you a reading from book like experience and offers six different fonts to choose from.
•The image is bright, clear and also available in large print.
•Various e-books provide free samples of their books. Also, many of the listed periodicals are easily accessible [free].
•Kindle e-book reader supports MP3 files. So one can listen to their favorite music while reading!
•No backlight issues. One can read quite easily anywhere round the world.
•It comes with a power adapter and a USB cable which helps you transferring high Kb files quickly.
•Its battery life is quite impressive. It can work for 2 weeks comfortably after charging [provided you turn off the wireless].
The above mentioned points will truly justify the claim made by Amazon regarding Kindle e-reader as its best selling product till date!
