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amazon.com - 4/30/2009

Kindle Personal Documents

— amazon.com — For anyone who has recently sent personal documents to your Kindle, we'd like to let you know about some updates to... our Personal Document Service (via Whispernet).   Starting May 4, in addition to the existing list of ... (more) Kindle Personal Documents

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businessweek.com - 4/22/2009

The True Cost of Amazon's New Kindle

— businessweek.com — (more) The True Cost of Amazon's New Kindle

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techcrunch.com - 4/16/2009

300,000 Kindle 2s Sold To Date

— techcrunch.com — Amazon’s Kindle 2 , which first shipped in late February, is selling at roughly double the rate... of the first generation device, says a source close to Amazon. Approximately 300,000 of the Kindle 2s have been shipped to date, suggesting Amazon ... (more) 300,000 Kindle 2s Sold To Date

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$360 Amazon Kindle 2 Costs $186 to Build Says iSuppli
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... of the main printed circuit board, says iSuppli . In the second-generation device, the wireless functionality is separated into a module and is no longer part of the core chipset. The move makes Kindle 2 easier to design and gives Amazon greater leverage while negotiating with suppliers, says the research firm.  Other components in the Kindle include Qualcomm's single-chip baseband processor and Freescale Semiconductor's multimedia application processor. iSuppli teardown of Kindle 2 See also: Kindle 2's Fuzzy Fonts Have Users Seeing ...

Teardown reveals production costs of Amazon's Kindle 2
TechSpot — ... widely popular electronic device, Amazon’s Kindle 2 . After performing a “teardown”, the firm concluded that each Kindle 2 runs approximately $185.49 to produce in-total, or 52% less than its MSRP of $359. [image] Engineered to conserve battery life and reduce eye strain, E Ink’s $60 display module is said to consume the greatest cost-percentage (41.5%) of any other component on the bill of materials. This isn’t a surprise given the display’s electrophoretic bistable technology, which allows it to show an image regardless of whether or not power is present. It also supports ...

Kindle 2 Component Costs
dailywireless.org — ... has dismantled Amazon’s digital reader and determined the estimated price of the components is $185.49–or roughly half the Kindle 2’s retail price of $360. ...

Amazon's Kindle 2 Highly Profitable, Teardown Indicates
TechWeb — ... images, rather than the 4-level version used in the previous-generation hardware," Andrew Rassweiler, director and principal analyst of teardown services for iSuppli, said in a statement released Wednesday. "This makes the Kindle 2's display look like a printed page." In addition, the display is able to show an image event when it's not drawing power, an important feature for extending battery life. The second most expensive component is the wireless ...

Amazon's Kindle 2 Highly Profitable, Teardown Indicates
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... images, rather than the 4-level version used in the previous-generation hardware," Andrew Rassweiler, director and principal analyst of teardown services for iSuppli, said in a statement released Wednesday. "This makes the Kindle 2's display look like a printed page." In addition, the display is able to show an image event when it's not drawing power, an important feature for extending battery life. The second most expensive component is the wireless ...

How much is the Kindle costing Amazon?
Techradar - All the latest technology news — ... Bezos also commented on a recent statement by market intelligence company iSuppli, which estimated that the Kindle 2 e-book reader cost around $185 (£114) to make. He said the retailer's manufacturing costs are actually "significantly higher". ...