[stevene9]

Barron's, for those who are unfamiliar, is a prominent weekly stock market paper. It has an article on Amazon which says that the Kindle is already a significant help to Amazon's profitability. It says that Sony and other companies are working hard to try to stop Amazon from getting a stranglehold on the ebook business. It also says the the cost of customer "fulfillment" is 8.3% of revenue for the rest of Amazon, but only 2% to 3% for the Kindle books. This can significant increase their profit margins. The article also calls for Amazon selling as much as 1 million Kindles this year.

Steve

 

[ladyvolz]

Thanks Steve, that is very interesting.

 

[pomlover2586]

Wow good to know.........

 

[kguthrie]

Those are some impressive numbers, thanks for sharing it.

 

[Bibliophile]

It's just a shame that you can't actually subscribe to Barron's on your Kindle.  Barron's publisher, Dow Jones & Co., does make the Wall Street Journal available for electronic distribution, but not Barron's. 

Yes, I subscribe to both for home physical delivery.  However, when I'm away from home and can't read the journal, I purchase on an ad-hoc basis.

 

[kevindorsey]

Good of you to summarize.  I had no desire to read another article this morning

 

[Kind]

Thanks for sharing