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“Kindle Fire For Dummies”
Happy New Year. I was just checking out the best-selling books over on Amazon.com and I wasn’t very surprised to see that a book with the title of “Kindle Fire For Dummies” is in the Top Ten this hour. Amazon does not release their exact sales figures for their Kindle eReaders but since they introduced the latest version, the Amazon Kindle Fire, a few weeks ago they have supposedly been selling about a million Kindles a week. That’s a lot.
So this book should be popular, right? Then I thought about it. The book was at #9 in sales on the book chart. I mean this is a book, a real physical paperback book, not a Kindle download. I laughed. Funny, yes?
So I checked to see how the Kindle version, the actual download of the eBook is selling. Then I really chuckled because it is only at number #619 in the Kindle Store. The real physical book version is selling like hotcakes while the download is lagging by comparison. I find this to be ironic and rather amusing.
Now I think I’ll go read a book. One made out of paper that is…
Vick Mickunas
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By Sue
January 2, 2012 10:12 AM | Link to this
You say you don’t buy new books? A kindle would be perfect for you….you can download free books from the library or from amazon also.
By Dave
January 2, 2012 3:26 AM | Link to this
Martha, one thing you might appreciate about hte Kindle is the huge collection (several thousand) of out-of-print books you can download and read for free. You can also change the print size. Try to borrow one and see if it suits you or not.
By Paul
January 1, 2012 10:37 PM | Link to this
The Kindle is so cold and unappealing, compared to a book. I realize its cheaper to download e-books and it makes sense from that standpoint, but I just can’t bring myself to buy one yet.
By null
January 1, 2012 10:06 PM | Link to this
my 7 year old knows how to use a kindle fire.its not that hard.
By really??
January 1, 2012 9:24 PM | Link to this
not everyone is as smart as vick…doncha know
By lmj
January 1, 2012 6:16 PM | Link to this
Well yeah, they open the book and put it next to the Kindle that they are trying to learn to operate. If you don’t know how to operate the Kindle how could you put a book on it? I do agree, though, it does seem ironic.
By Martha
January 1, 2012 5:36 PM | Link to this
It makes sense to me. If you are a dummy and can’t figure out how to use a Kindle, seems like it would be hard to learn how do it from an ebook that involves using technology not conquered. I don’t buy new books. Wouldn’t a Kindle be useless for me? I can’t figure out what’s so great about them.