Thursday, July 28, 2011

Amazon’s ad-supported Kindle is its best-selling e-reader | VentureBeat

The bestselling Kindle, two weeks after its introduction

Amazon made the revelation in its quarterly earnings report Tuesday. The $139 device is $50 cheaper than the comparable Kindle 3G, and costs the same as a Kindle with Wi-Fi connectivity only (and no 3G). The advertisements appear only in screensavers (which appear when the reader is in an idle state) and at the bottom of the home screen, so they don’t interrupt the reading experience.

“Since AT&T agreed to sponsor screensavers, Kindle 3G with Special Offers is now our bestselling Kindle device,” Amazon’s press release said.

Amazon’s ad-supported Kindle is its best-selling e-reader | VentureBeat

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