In addition, Amazon said its Kindle reader has
become the most gifted item in the company's history. The Kindle
Store boasts more than 390,000 electronic books.
"We are grateful to our customers for making Kindle the most gifted item
ever in our history," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of
Amazon.com.
"On behalf of Amazon.com employees around the world, we wish everyone happy
holidays and happy reading!"
Amazon has not released sales figures for the Kindle, but Forrester Research
estimated in October that the Kindle has close to 60
percent of the U.S. market share, followed by the Sony Reader with 35 percent.
Amazon said its peak day was December 14,2009 with customers ordering over 9.5
million items globally, which is a record breaking 110 items per second.
Amazon Worldwide 2009 Holiday Facts:
Amazon shipped to over 178 countries.
One of our most remote shipments contained the EMU
Australia Toddler Boot and was delivered to Atqasuk, Alaska.
On the peak day this season, Amazon's worldwide
fulfillment network shipped over 7 million units.
Amazon shipped over 200,000 units to APO/FPO addresses.
Amazon shipped more than 99 percent of orders in time to
meet holiday deadlines worldwide.
Kindle
gift - The Next Generation of Book Reading. What can I say about
this amazing product debuted by Amazon? Over 360,000 books, including 101 of 112
New York Times® Best Sellers, plus U.S. and international newspapers,
magazines, and blogs. One of the hottest gifts ideas around!
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