Did Barnes & Noble and Sony eBook Production Miscalulations Lead to Super Amazon Kindle Sales in November?

It is amazing to see the response this Amazon press release generated…

Kindle Breaks Record for Sales in a Single Month During November

Why am I amazed? The three paragraph press release says practically nothing substantive or substantiated. Its message is summed up from this sentence in the first paragraph: Kindle continues to be the most wished for, the most gifted, and the #1 bestselling product across all product categories on Amazon.

There aren’t any sales figures for it or any other product sold by Amazon.

On the other hands, since both Barnes & Noble and Sony serverly miscalculated the demand for their competing ebook readers, the Kindle is the only “available” game in town now. So, their former potential customers may be flocking to Amazon.

Via Computerworld: Kindle has best sales month in November, Amazon says

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