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Kindle Device Unit Sales Accelerate Each Month in Second Quarter; New $189 Price Results in Tipping Point for Growth

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*Amazon.com Now Selling More Kindle Books Than Hardcover Books*

SEATTLE, Jul 19, 2010 — Millions of people are already reading on Kindles and Kindle is the #1 bestselling item on Amazon.com for two years running. It’s also the most-wished-for, most-gifted, and has the most 5-star reviews of any product on Amazon.com.  

Today, Amazon.com announced that Kindle device unit sales accelerated each month in the second quarter–both on a sequential month-over-month basis and on a year-over-year basis.

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Amazon Introduces New Kindle DX with 50 Percent Better Display Contrast and New Lower price of $379

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Amazon.com today introduced the new latest generation Kindle DX and new lower price of $379, down from $489, and still with free 3G wireless–no monthly bills or annual contracts.

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70 Percent Royalty Option for Kindle Digital Text Platform Now Available

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*Starting today, authors and publishers can earn more royalties from every Kindle book sold*

Amazon.com today announced that the 70 percent royalty option that enables authors and publishers who use the Kindle Digital Text Platform (DTP) to earn a larger share of revenue from each Kindle book they sell is now available.

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America’s Billionaires and Their Traits

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It’s about a month that Forbes published its annual list of America’s 400 wealthiest citizens (of these 371 are billionaires).

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Greenpeace’s Apple test

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After Greenpeace published a report “Missed call: the iPhone’s hazarsoud chemicals” where Greenpeace investigation found two hazardous compounds, brominated flame retardants (BFR) and headphones containing PVC with Phthalates level over 1.5% by weight, much criticism could be seen on YouTube’s page showing the video. BFRs are very effective against fire and used widely in electronics, clothes and furniture from taking fire. Phthalates are toxic and can interfere with sexual development in mammals, means Phthalates are harmful for reproductive system.

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