Since April 1, every 100 printed books sold, Amazon.com sells 105 titles for the Kindle, its e-book reader, in the United States. The information was released on Thursday by the online retailer. The statistics exclude free downloads.
In addition, Amazon.com - which began as online bookstore in 1995 - says it sold three times as many books for the Kindle in 2011 than the same period in 2010. The Kindle was launched in 2007 and according to Amazon, sales of hardcover books had been superseded in July 2010 by electronic titles, but six months after the paperback books (paperback) became the most popular format for sale.
Now, says Amazon, selling titles for the Kindle surpasses the sales of all printed books (hardcover and paperback) combined, and the bill does not include free books available for Kindle. In the UK store, Amazon says that the purchase of titles for the Kindle is the proportion of "over 2" for a hardback.
Last month, Amazon launched a new Kindle for $ 114, $ 25 cheaper. The new version of the mobile display advertising and is surpassing the other versions.
Kindle competes in sales of digital books with Nook, Barnes & Noble and iPad, Apple. The Kindle was launched in 2007 and so far the unit is made specifically for reading books that had the best sales.
Barnes & Noble will host an event on Tuesday of next week in New York to present their new electronic reader. Last month, Barnes & Noble unveiled improvements to its Nook Color.
