Amazon 2007 Holiday Sales Great, but Kindle?

vivaldirules · 12-26-2007, 11:19 AM

Amazon gave out this news release today about their 2007 holiday season. It was their best season ever and the release mentions sales volumes and lists several hot items. Curiously, the Kindle is not mentioned at all.

Ervserver · 12-26-2007, 11:43 AM

I think Amazon is trying to downplay the Kindle shortage, the disappointed people that are having to wait 6-8 weeks to receive their Kindle.

jasonkchapman · 12-26-2007, 01:02 PM

But I thought Amazon was a grocery store. I mean a sporting goods store. Or was it consumer electronics?

Their top sellers were Nintendo Wii and Harry Potter DVDs. You mean they sell books, too?

Liviu_5 · 12-26-2007, 01:48 PM

It's a question of scale; Kindle might be "hot" in its niche, but it's a niche.

Wii is producing almost 2M units a month and I think close to 1M are shipped here and you still cannot easily find one in store at list price...

ctitanic · 01-02-2008, 05:13 PM

You wont see big sales in an item if you have a tag on it that reads "Out of Stock" or "Back Order".

Sage · 01-08-2008, 07:58 PM

So do we say that the Kindle shortage is a good problem to have (ie: Yay! Big Demand!), or a problem of being shortsighted (ie:What were we thinking?!)?

Ervserver · 01-08-2008, 11:24 PM

I've heard a shortage of parts, like the screens

markbot · 01-09-2008, 12:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sage

So do we say that the Kindle shortage is a good problem to have (ie: Yay! Big Demand!), or a problem of being shortsighted (ie:What were we thinking?!)?

it's mostly bad,

Alexander Turcic · 01-09-2008, 04:08 AM

I agree, at least in the short-run, it's probably a "bad" problem. PVI, the sole manufacturer of the displays, seems to be expanding rapidly, alas, not rapidly enough to meet the increase in demand.

12-26-2007, 11:19 AM	#1
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Amazon 2007 Holiday Sales Great, but Kindle? Amazon gave out this news release today about their 2007 holiday season. It was their best season ever and the release mentions sales volumes and lists several hot items. Curiously, the Kindle is not mentioned at all.

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12-26-2007, 11:43 AM	#2
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	I think Amazon is trying to downplay the Kindle shortage, the disappointed people that are having to wait 6-8 weeks to receive their Kindle.

12-26-2007, 01:02 PM	#3
jasonkchapman Guru Posts: 767 Karma: 2347 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NYC Device: Sony Reader, nook, Droid, nookColor, nookTablet	But I thought Amazon was a grocery store. I mean a sporting goods store. Or was it consumer electronics? Their top sellers were Nintendo Wii and Harry Potter DVDs. You mean they sell books, too?

12-26-2007, 01:48 PM	#4
Liviu_5 Books and more books Posts: 917 Karma: 69499 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: White Plains, NY, USA Device: Nook Color, Itouch, Nokia770, Sony 650, Sony 700(dead), Ebk(given)	It's a question of scale; Kindle might be "hot" in its niche, but it's a niche. Wii is producing almost 2M units a month and I think close to 1M are shipped here and you still cannot easily find one in store at list price...

01-02-2008, 05:13 PM	#5
ctitanic Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 60 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Samsug Q1 UMPC	You wont see big sales in an item if you have a tag on it that reads "Out of Stock" or "Back Order".

01-08-2008, 07:58 PM	#6
Sage Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: kindle	So do we say that the Kindle shortage is a good problem to have (ie: Yay! Big Demand!), or a problem of being shortsighted (ie:What were we thinking?!)?

01-08-2008, 11:24 PM	#7
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	I've heard a shortage of parts, like the screens

01-09-2008, 04:08 AM	#9
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,175 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	I agree, at least in the short-run, it's probably a "bad" problem. PVI, the sole manufacturer of the displays, seems to be expanding rapidly, alas, not rapidly enough to meet the increase in demand.

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