Valleywag did their
write-up on the event as well. With the trademark snark.
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The representatives declined to discuss sales numbers of the Kindle, only saying that it's generally first or second on the list of best selling items in the retailer's electronics category. And there was no information about demographics — a critical piece of data to book marketers, where the sheer number and breadth of subject matter in published titles, combined with limited marketing budgets, mean that niche audience appeals are critical.
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At some point, I think Amazon is going to have to say _something,_ even if it's under NDA.
This, on the other hand, is just baffling:
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There were maybe three or four units on display, each closely held by a spokesperson. Visitors weren't even allowed to handle one of the devices for themselves, presumably for fear they'd walk away with one.
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C'mon. Really? Seriously? I suppose it's lucky that the devices are even working, instead of the "non-functioning device displays" one finds at PDA and phone counters nowadays. Sorry, I got contact snarkiness while reading Valleywag.