The GeekTonic home has seen it’s share of eReaders including the Kindle, Nook and iPad. But when it comes to reading books, the Kindle is our all around favorite – especially with Amazon’s price drop (down to $189). Now, CEO Jeff Bezos tells us that Kindle books are now outselling Hardcover books on Amazon. For every 100 hardcover book Amazon sold in the past 3 months they sold 143 Kindle books. In the past month it grew to 180 Kindle books for every 100 hardcover books – a sign of further shifting towards eBooks.
But before we let this talk get too out of hand, lets consider that they are talking about hardcovers and not all books, such as paperbacks. Also consider that Amazon shoppers are obviously much more likely to use an eReader (particularly the Kindle) than the average bear too. Read the rest of this entry »