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Amazon Kindle’s Stock Dwindles Quick

November 23, 2007 by John - USMA  
Filed under Tech

Amazon Kindle

If you were planning on purchasing Amazon’s ebook reader, the Kindle, you may have to wait longer than expected.

After much skepticism of the product, let alone who the gadget’s target audience would be, Kindle sales soared past all expectations, going out of stock in two days. Who knew that a portable electronic device not named iPod, Nintendo DS or Sony PSP would be in demand this holiday season?

The Kindle’s early success is mainly due to its exclusivity - how many other ebooks are on the market, let alone created by one of the world’s major book sellers? - but it’s undeniable that the convenient, user-friendly system is what attracts bookworms without feeling like they’re stepping away from…well…reading a book. Read more