Amazon Announces Very Strong Kindle Sales Over Holiday Shopping Weekend

Amazon AMZN today announced that this Black Friday and Cyber Monday were the best ever for the Kindle family, and the popular new Kindle e-readers and tablets remain at the top of Amazon's best sellers list worldwide. Milestones for Kindle sales this holiday shopping weekend include: * Cyber Monday 2012 was the biggest day ever for Kindle sales worldwide. * The top 4 spots on the worldwide Amazon best sellers list since launch nearly three months ago are Kindle e-readers and Kindle Fires. * To celebrate Cyber Monday, Amazon.com offered a special deal—just $129 for the Kindle Fire. Customers flocked to the deal, making this the biggest Cyber Monday deal ever for Amazon.com. * Kindle Fire HD is the most gifted and most wished for product on Amazon worldwide since launch. * 9 out of the top 10 best-selling products on Amazon worldwide since 9/6 are Kindles, Kindle accessories and digital content.