Kindle AmazonExcellent Season for Amazon Kindle
Amazon historically has been loathe to release specific sales data for its hardware, so this was a minor step forward as the company released figure.
Gifting of Kindle books climbed 175 percent in the stretch between Black Friday and Christmas this year as opposed to 2012 with Christmas registering as the "biggest day ever for Kindle book downloads."
Even if the numbers are vague, the sales figures mean that the new devices are a success, if not on the level of the iPad).
By offering its tablets and e-readers for bargain prices, Amazon has cornered a new part of the market and created a new platform whereby to sell more media through the Amazon store.
