Sony has noted today that their ‘Reader’ line of e-readers is selling out, worldwide, with supply dwindling for some models.
The company’s two high-end models, the Touch and Daily, will most likely be sold out before Christmas.
Without giving a specific number, Sony would only say that they are selling “millions” of the gadgets.
Surprisingly, the company says the cheaper low-end Pocket was not selling well and supply was heavy.
Sony has strong competition in the market, with market leaders Amazon and Barnes & Noble continuously adding features and dropping prices.
Result for: christmas
Although normally dead quiet on Kindle sales figures, Amazon has boasted today that they have “sold millions” of the latest generation e-readers during the first 73 days of this quarter, strong numbers considering the Christmas rush is still heating up.
In the past, Amazon had said little about sales figures, only claiming that the Kindle was the top selling item on the e-tailer’s site, and its “fastest selling” item, ever.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos also made the bold claim that e-book sales will pass paperback sales by summer 2011, and surpass hardcover and paperback sales by 2012.
The giant online retailer has always said that the hardware sales are not as important as the e-book sales, and Amazon even makes Kindle apps for iOS, BlackBerry, Android, Macs and PCs.
Despite being the clear market leader, increased competition from Apple, Barnes & Noble and now Google has analysts believing a once 70-percent share will fall to under 40 within 2 years.
The latest Kindle Wi-Fi sells for $140.
Result for: christmas
MacDailyNews has reported today that the upcoming Verizon-bound iPhone 4 will have LTE 4G support, a feature not seen on any other current model.
Additionally the site says the phone will hit the Verizon network before the New Year, right after Christmas.
Citing reliable sources, MDN says AT&T requested Apple hold off on breaking the American exclusivity pact until after Christmas so the carrier could make as many iPhone 4 and 3GS sales as possible.
Furthermore, the site says the LTE iPhone has already shipped to Verizon warehouses and has been in the hands of training managers since last week.
As a special marketing campaign, Verizon will market the device as “the only LTE iPhone.”
Because Verizon has just begun their LTE rollout, the iPhone will backwards compatibility with 3G CDMA.
For now, take this as rumor, but we will keep you updated.
