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eBook Sales Top Hardcovers, Amazon Says

First Posted: 09/19/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 06:05 PM ET

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E-books have hit a significant milestone. In each of the last three months, Amazon reports that sales of books for Kindle have outpaced the sale of hardcover books, and that growth is only accelerating.

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E-books have hit a significant milestone. In each of the last three months, Amazon reports that sales of books for Kindle have outpaced the sale of hardcover books, and that growth is only acceleratin...
E-books have hit a significant milestone. In each of the last three months, Amazon reports that sales of books for Kindle have outpaced the sale of hardcover books, and that growth is only acceleratin...
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11:19 AM on 07/20/2010
Without more information, this "news" and the article's statistics are meaningless. Amazon folks know this and have intentionally left the data vague.

FI: Amazon was selling books for free up to $.99. How many of those account for the swing?
How do comparisons for paperback look?
NYT bestsellers...
etc.etc. etc.

This kind of info and article is a Kindle ad in disquise.
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02:27 PM on 07/20/2010
You described it perfectly. It's just ad copy masquerading as news copy.
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