... than the seller presenting the statistics wants you to know. So? It's still good news for Amazon, and the lower price is good news for Amazon customers, even if the numbers don't tell the whole story.
PDA-based eReaders have been around at least 15 years but they didn't leave the realm of the geek until Amazon made it easy for the average consumer to use one without having to sync it with a computer.
Apple recognized this when they brought out the iPad so they integrated the iBook model into their iTunes eco-system AND, if you have a Wi-Fi connection, you still don't need to SYNC to your computer to read books or buy music or video for the iPad. But the iPad is a $499 device.
Apple's customers are generally more saavy about computers than Amazon's customer (and they have more money to spend) so Apple stuck with Wi-Fi on their basic tier. Okay.
Amazon is stressing the point that sales have improved since they lowered the price. Not surprising. The other traditional booksellers did Amazon a favor by forcing them to break the $200 barrier, because the $189 price also broke the $199 iPhone barrier.
Everyone wins.
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