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2019 Annual Snapshot

January 1, 2020

2019 Annual Snapshot

As I noted last year, Amazon no longer gives us discrete number results when we do searches. That means all of my traditional content searches can’t be done, as I’ had done in previous posts in

the Annual Snapshots category

However, I can still list the hardware, which I think is interesting:

Kindle/Fire/Echo models available new from Amazon in the USA

  • 2019 (taken January 1, 2020): …prices listed are the non-discounted ones Amazon lists in the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time: Kindle ($89.99, but now includes a frontlight), Kindle Paperwhite ($129.99), Kindle Oasis ($249.99), Kindle Essential Bundle ($124.97 on sale from $139.97), Kindle Paperwhite Essentials Bundle ($169.97 on sale from $189.97), Kindle Kids Edition ($109.99), Fire 7 ($49.99), Fire HD 8 ($79.99), Fire HD 10 ($149.99), Fire 7 Kids Edition ($99.99), Fire HD 8 Kids Edition ($129.99), Fire HD 10 ($149.99), Fire TV Stick ($39.99), Fire TV Stick 4K ($49.99), Fire TV Cube ($119.99), Echo & Alexa ($89.99), Echo Show 8 ($129.99) Echo Show ($259.98), Echo Flex ($24.99) Echo Dot ($49.99), Echo Dot Kids Edition ($69.99), Echo ($99.99), Echo Plus ($179.98)
  • 2018 (taken January 1 2019): …prices listed are the non-discounted ones Amazon lists in the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time: Kindle ($79.99), Kindle Paperwhite (new model) ($129.99), 7″ Kindle Oasis ($249.99), All new Kindle Paperwhite Essential Bundle ($169.97…on sale from $169.97); Fire 7 ($49.99), Fire HD 8 ($79.99), Fire HD 10 ($149.99), Fire 7 Kids Edition ($99.99), Fire HD 8 Kids Edition ($129.99), Fire HD 10 Kids Edition ($199.99), Fire HD 8+Show Mode Dock ($109.98…on sale from $119.98); Fire TV Stick ($39.99), Fire TV Stick 4K ($49.99), Fire TV Cube ($119.99), Insignia | Fire TV Edition ($129.99…on sale from $150.00), Alexa Voice Remote ($29.99), Fire TV Recast ($229.99); Echo Dot ($29.99…on sale from $49.99), Echo ($99.99), Echo Plus ($149.99), Echo Dot Kids Edition ($69.99), Echo Spot ($129.99), Echo Show ($129.99), Echo Auto (Invite Price $24.99)
  • 2017 (taken January 1 2018): …prices listed are the non-discounted ones Amazon lists in the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time: Kindle ($79.99), Kindle Paperwhite ($119.99), Kindle Voyage ($199.99), Kindle Oasis ($249.99), Kindle for Kids Bundle ($99.99), Fire 7 ($49.99), Fire HD 8 ($79.99), Fire HD 10 ($149.99), Fire 7 Kids Edition ($99.99), Fire HD 8 Kids Edition ($129.99),Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote ($39.99), Fire TV ($69.99), Fire TV+HD Antenna ($74.99), Fire TV Edition Smart TV ($449.99), Echo Dot ($29.99), Echo ($79.99), Echo Show ($229.99), Echo Spot ($129.99), Echo Plus + a Phillips bulb ($149.99), Echo Connect ($34.99), Amazon Cloud Cam ($119.99)
  • 2016 (taken January 1 2017):  …prices listed are the non-discounted ones Amazon lists in the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time: Kindle ($79.99), Kindle Paperwhite 3 ($119.99), Kindle Voyage ($199.99), Kindle Oasis ($289.99), Kindle Paperwhite Bundle ($179.97), Fire ($49.99), Fire HD 8 ($89.99), Fire HD 10 ($229.99), Fire Kids’ Edition ($99.99), Fire TV Stick ($39.99), Fire TV ($89.99), Fire TV+HD Bundle ($99.99…listed as a $116.97 value), Fire TV Gaming Edition ($129.99), Echo Dot ($49.99), Amazon Echo ($179.99), Amazon Tap ($129.99)
  • 2015 (taken January 1 2016): …prices listed are the non-discounted ones Amazon lists in the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time: Kindle ($79), Kindle Paperwhite 3 ($119.99), Kindle Voyage ($199.99), Kindle for Kids Bundle ($99.99), Fire tablet (least expensive model: $49.99), Fire HD 6 ($99.99), Fire HD8 ($149.99), Fire HD 10 ($299.99), Fire Kids Edition ($99.99), Fire TV Stick ($39.99), Fire TV 2nd gen ($99.99), Fire TV Gaming Edition ($139.99), Fire TV+HD Antenna Bundle ($124.99), Amazon Echo ($179.99)
  • 2014 (taken January 1 2015)…prices listed are the non-discounted ones Amazon lists in the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time Kindle ($79 model, the “Mindle Touch”), Kindle Paperwhite 2 ($119), Kindle Voyage ($199), Fire HD 6 ($99), Fire HD 7 ($139), Fire HD Kids Edition ($189), Fire HDX ($239), Fire HDX 8.9″ ($379). Other devices in the “family”: Fire TV ($99), Fire TV Stick ($39), Fire Phone $449 (unlocked GSM)
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014)…prices listed are the ones Amazon lists in the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time: Kindle ($69 model…the “Mindle”), Kindle Paperwhite 2nd generation wi-fi only ($119 with Special Offers), Kindle Paperwhite 2nd generation with 3G ($189), Kindle DX ($199), Kindle Fire HD 2nd generation ($139), Kindle Fire HDX 7″ ($229), Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ ($379), and Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ ($229)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): Kindle ($69 model…the “Mindle”), Kindle Keyboard, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Fire 7″ 2nd generation Standard Definition, Kindle Fire 7″ HD, Kindle Fire 8.9″ HD
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): Kindle  ($79/$109 model…the “Mindle”), Kindle Keyboard (formerly the Kindle 3), Kindle Touch, Kindle DX, Kindle Fire
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): Kindle 3, Kindle DX
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : Kindle 2, Kindle DX

Prices have been remarkably stable, although some of those are for updated editions. Note also that I’m only listing ones in the “family stripe”…there are many others.

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* I am linking to the same thing at the regular Amazon site, and at AmazonSmile. When you shop at AmazonSmile, half a percent of your purchase price on eligible items goes to a non-profit you choose. It will feel just like shopping at Amazon: you’ll be using your same account. The one thing for you that is different is that you pick a non-profit the first time you go (which you can change whenever you want)…and the good feeling you’ll get. :)

Shop ’til you help! 🙂

This post by Bufo Calvin originally appeared in the I Love My Kindle blog. To support this or other organizations, begin your Amazon shopping from a link on their sites: Amazon.com (Smile.Amazon.com)

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2018 Annual Snapshot

January 1, 2019

2018 Annual Snapshot

I have to say, this is disappointing to do this year, since Amazon no longer gives us figures when we run searches. That means all of my traditional content searches can’t be done, as I’ve done in previous posts in

the Annual Snapshots category

However, I can still list the hardware, which I think is interesting:

Kindle/Fire/Echo models available new from Amazon in the USA

  • 2018 (taken January 1 2019): …prices listed are the non-discounted ones Amazon lists in the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time: Kindle ($79.99), Kindle Paperwhite (new model) ($129.99), 7″ Kindle Oasis ($249.99), All new Kindle Paperwhite Essential Bundle ($169.97…on sale from $169.97); Fire 7 ($49.99), Fire HD 8 ($79.99), Fire HD 10 ($149.99), Fire 7 Kids Edition ($99.99), Fire HD 8 Kids Edition ($129.99), Fire HD 10 Kids Edition ($199.99), Fire HD 8+Show Mode Dock ($109.98…on sale from $119.98); Fire TV Stick ($39.99), Fire TV Stick 4K ($49.99), Fire TV Cube ($119.99), Insignia | Fire TV Edition ($129.99…on sale from $150.00), Alexa Voice Remote ($29.99), Fire TV Recast ($229.99); Echo Dot ($29.99…on sale from $49.99), Echo ($99.99), Echo Plus ($149.99), Echo Dot Kids Edition ($69.99), Echo Spot ($129.99), Echo Show ($129.99), Echo Auto (Invite Price $24.99)
  • 2017 (taken January 1 2018): …prices listed are the non-discounted ones Amazon lists in the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time: Kindle ($79.99), Kindle Paperwhite ($119.99), Kindle Voyage ($199.99), Kindle Oasis ($249.99), Kindle for Kids Bundle ($99.99), Fire 7 ($49.99), Fire HD 8 ($79.99), Fire HD 10 ($149.99), Fire 7 Kids Edition ($99.99), Fire HD 8 Kids Edition ($129.99),Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote ($39.99), Fire TV ($69.99), Fire TV+HD Antenna ($74.99), Fire TV Edition Smart TV ($449.99), Echo Dot ($29.99), Echo ($79.99), Echo Show ($229.99), Echo Spot ($129.99), Echo Plus + a Phillips bulb ($149.99), Echo Connect ($34.99), Amazon Cloud Cam ($119.99)
  • 2016 (taken January 1 2017):  …prices listed are the non-discounted ones Amazon lists in the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time: Kindle ($79.99), Kindle Paperwhite 3 ($119.99), Kindle Voyage ($199.99), Kindle Oasis ($289.99), Kindle Paperwhite Bundle ($179.97), Fire ($49.99), Fire HD 8 ($89.99), Fire HD 10 ($229.99), Fire Kids’ Edition ($99.99), Fire TV Stick ($39.99), Fire TV ($89.99), Fire TV+HD Bundle ($99.99…listed as a $116.97 value), Fire TV Gaming Edition ($129.99), Echo Dot ($49.99), Amazon Echo ($179.99), Amazon Tap ($129.99)
  • 2015 (taken January 1 2016): …prices listed are the non-discounted ones Amazon lists in the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time: Kindle ($79), Kindle Paperwhite 3 ($119.99), Kindle Voyage ($199.99), Kindle for Kids Bundle ($99.99), Fire tablet (least expensive model: $49.99), Fire HD 6 ($99.99), Fire HD8 ($149.99), Fire HD 10 ($299.99), Fire Kids Edition ($99.99), Fire TV Stick ($39.99), Fire TV 2nd gen ($99.99), Fire TV Gaming Edition ($139.99), Fire TV+HD Antenna Bundle ($124.99), Amazon Echo ($179.99)
  • 2014 (taken January 1 2015)…prices listed are the non-discounted ones Amazon lists in the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time Kindle ($79 model, the “Mindle Touch”), Kindle Paperwhite 2 ($119), Kindle Voyage ($199), Fire HD 6 ($99), Fire HD 7 ($139), Fire HD Kids Edition ($189), Fire HDX ($239), Fire HDX 8.9″ ($379). Other devices in the “family”: Fire TV ($99), Fire TV Stick ($39), Fire Phone $449 (unlocked GSM)
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014)…prices listed are the ones Amazon lists in the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time: Kindle ($69 model…the “Mindle”), Kindle Paperwhite 2nd generation wi-fi only ($119 with Special Offers), Kindle Paperwhite 2nd generation with 3G ($189), Kindle DX ($199), Kindle Fire HD 2nd generation ($139), Kindle Fire HDX 7″ ($229), Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ ($379), and Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ ($229)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): Kindle ($69 model…the “Mindle”), Kindle Keyboard, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Fire 7″ 2nd generation Standard Definition, Kindle Fire 7″ HD, Kindle Fire 8.9″ HD
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): Kindle  ($79/$109 model…the “Mindle”), Kindle Keyboard (formerly the Kindle 3), Kindle Touch, Kindle DX, Kindle Fire
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): Kindle 3, Kindle DX
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : Kindle 2, Kindle DX

Join thousands of readers and try the free ILMK magazine at Flipboard!

All aboard The Measured Circle’s Geek Time Trip at The History Project!

* I am linking to the same thing at the regular Amazon site, and at AmazonSmile. When you shop at AmazonSmile, half a percent of your purchase price on eligible items goes to a non-profit you choose. It will feel just like shopping at Amazon: you’ll be using your same account. The one thing for you that is different is that you pick a non-profit the first time you go (which you can change whenever you want)…and the good feeling you’ll get. :) Shop ’til you help! :) 

This post by Bufo Calvin originally appeared in the I Love My Kindle blog

2017 Annual Snapshot

January 1, 2018

2017 Annual Snapshot

This is my annual Snapshot. I also do ones I do every month.

It amazes me to see how much things change from one year to the next.  I’m also going to compare some different things than I do in the monthly ones. I’ll use the data I take on January 1st of each of the years, except for some of the broader topics (like number of Kindle models).

Titles in the Kindle store

  • 2017 (taken January 1 2018): 5,942,033 (+24%)
  • 2016 (taken January 1 2017): 4,972,110 (+19%)
  • 2015 (taken January 1 2016): 4,168,071 (+34%)
  • 2014 (taken January 1 2015): 3,104,676 (+32%)
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014): 2,351,139 (+40%)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): 1,805,001 (+55%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 1,165,654 (+52%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 766,131 (+91%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 401,773
Magazines
  • 2017 (taken January 1 2018): no longer separated from newsstand: Newsstand=2,270
  • 2016 (taken January 1 2017): 1,378 (+201%)
  • 2015 (taken January 1 2016): 684 (+7%)
  • 2014 (taken January 1 2015): 638 (-5%)
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014): 670 (+14%)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): 586 (+58%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 370 (+400%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 74 (+72.1%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 43
Newspapers
  • 2017 (taken January 1 2018): no longer separated from newsstand: Newsstand=2,270
  • 2016 (taken January 1 2017): 158 (-7%)
  • 2015 (taken January 1 2016): 169 (-3%)
  • 2014 (taken January 1 2015): 175 (-1%)
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014): 176 (-12%)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): 200  (+6%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 188 (+23%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 153 (+72.1%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 89
Blogs
  • 2017 (taken January 1 2018): no longer separated from newsstand: Newsstand=2,270
  • 2016 (taken January 1 2017): 15,969 (+6%)
  • 2015 (taken January 1 2016): 15,122 (+5%)
  • 2014 (taken January 1 2015): 14,392 (+3%)
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014): 14,030 (+7%)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): 13,110  (-3%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 13,571 (+22%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 11,087 (+39%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 7,992

Percentage of books from one penny to fifty dollars that are under $10

  • 2017 (taken January 1 2018): 85.8% (-1.1%)
  • 2016 (taken January 1 2017): 86.9% (+1.9%)
  • 2015 (taken January 1 2016): 85.0% (-3%)
  • 2014 (taken January 1 2015): 88% (-.1%)
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014): 88.1% (-1.8%)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013):  89.9% (+.9%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 89.0% (+.2%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 88.8% (+5.7$)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 83.1%

Kindle/Fire/Echo models available new from Amazon in the USA

  • 2017 (taken January 1 2018): …prices listed are the non-discounted ones Amazon lists in the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time: Kindle ($79.99), Kindle Paperwhite ($119.99), Kindle Voyage ($199.99), Kindle Oasis ($249.99), Kindle for Kids Bundle ($99.99), Fire 7 ($49.99), Fire HD 8 ($79.99), Fire HD 10 ($149.99), Fire 7 Kids Edition ($99.99), Fire HD 8 Kids Edition ($129.99),Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote ($39.99), Fire TV ($69.99), Fire TV+HD Antenna ($74.99), Fire TV Edition Smart TV ($449.99), Echo Dot ($29.99), Echo ($79.99), Echo Show ($229.99), Echo Spot ($129.99), Echo Plus + a Phillips bulb ($149.99), Echo Connect ($34.99), Amazon Cloud Cam ($119.99)
  • 2016 (taken January 1 2017):  …prices listed are the non-discounted ones Amazon lists in the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time: Kindle ($79.99), Kindle Paperwhite 3 ($119.99), Kindle Voyage ($199.99), Kindle Oasis ($289.99), Kindle Paperwhite Bundle ($179.97), Fire ($49.99), Fire HD 8 ($89.99), Fire HD 10 ($229.99), Fire Kids’ Edition ($99.99), Fire TV Stick ($39.99), Fire TV ($89.99), Fire TV+HD Bundle ($99.99…listed as a $116.97 value), Fire TV Gaming Edition ($129.99), Echo Dot ($49.99), Amazon Echo ($179.99), Amazon Tap ($129.99)
  • 2015 (taken January 1 2016): …prices listed are the non-discounted ones Amazon lists in the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time: Kindle ($79), Kindle Paperwhite 3 ($119.99), Kindle Voyage ($199.99), Kindle for Kids Bundle ($99.99), Fire tablet (least expensive model: $49.99), Fire HD 6 ($99.99), Fire HD8 ($149.99), Fire HD 10 ($299.99), Fire Kids Edition ($99.99), Fire TV Stick ($39.99), Fire TV 2nd gen ($99.99), Fire TV Gaming Edition ($139.99), Fire TV+HD Antenna Bundle ($124.99), Amazon Echo ($179.99)
  • 2014 (taken January 1 2015)…prices listed are the non-discounted ones Amazon lists in the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time Kindle ($79 model, the “Mindle Touch”), Kindle Paperwhite 2 ($119), Kindle Voyage ($199), Fire HD 6 ($99), Fire HD 7 ($139), Fire HD Kids Edition ($189), Fire HDX ($239), Fire HDX 8.9″ ($379). Other devices in the “family”: Fire TV ($99), Fire TV Stick ($39), Fire Phone $449 (unlocked GSM)
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014)…prices listed are the ones Amazon lists in the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time: Kindle ($69 model…the “Mindle”), Kindle Paperwhite 2nd generation wi-fi only ($119 with Special Offers), Kindle Paperwhite 2nd generation with 3G ($189), Kindle DX ($199), Kindle Fire HD 2nd generation ($139), Kindle Fire HDX 7″ ($229), Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ ($379), and Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ ($229)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): Kindle ($69 model…the “Mindle”), Kindle Keyboard, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Fire 7″ 2nd generation Standard Definition, Kindle Fire 7″ HD, Kindle Fire 8.9″ HD
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): Kindle  ($79/$109 model…the “Mindle”), Kindle Keyboard (formerly the Kindle 3), Kindle Touch, Kindle DX, Kindle Fire
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): Kindle 3, Kindle DX
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : Kindle 2, Kindle DX

This post by Bufo Calvin originally appeared in the I Love My Kindle blog.

2016 Annual Snapshot

January 1, 2017

2016 Annual Snapshot

This is my annual Snapshot. I also do ones I do every month, and I have already published my regular one today.

It amazes me to see how much things change from one year to the next.  I’m also going to compare some different things than I do in the monthly ones. I’ll use the data I take on January 1st of each of the years, except for some of the broader topics (like number of Kindle models).

Titles in the Kindle store

  • 2016 (taken January 1 2017): 4,972,110 (+19%)
  • 2015 (taken January 1 2016): 4,168,071 (+34%)
  • 2014 (taken January 1 2015): 3,104,676 (+32%)
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014): 2,351,139 (+40%)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): 1,805,001 (+55%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 1,165,654 (+52%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 766,131 (+91%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 401,773
Magazines
  • 2016 (taken January 1 2017): 1,378 (+201%)
  • 2015 (taken January 1 2016): 684 (+7%)
  • 2014 (taken January 1 2015): 638 (-5%)
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014): 670 (+14%)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): 586 (+58%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 370 (+400%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 74 (+72.1%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 43
Newspapers
  • 2016 (taken January 1 2017): 158 (-7%)
  • 2015 (taken January 1 2016): 169 (-3%)
  • 2014 (taken January 1 2015): 175 (-1%)
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014): 176 (-12%)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): 200  (+6%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 188 (+23%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 153 (+72.1%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 89
Blogs
  • 2016 (taken January 1 2017): 15,969 (+6%)
  • 2015 (taken January 1 2016): 15,122 (+5%)
  • 2014 (taken January 1 2015): 14,392 (+3%)
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014): 14,030 (+7%)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): 13,110  (-3%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 13,571 (+22%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 11,087 (+39%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 7,992

Percentage of books from one penny to fifty dollars that are under $10

  • 2016 (taken January 1 2017): 86.9% (+1.9%)
  • 2015 (taken January 1 2016): 85.0% (-3%)
  • 2014 (taken January 1 2015): 88% (-.1%)
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014): 88.1% (-1.8%)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013):  89.9% (+.9%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 89.0% (+.2%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 88.8% (+5.7$)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 83.1%

Kindle/Fire/Echo models available new from Amazon in the USA

  • 2016 (taken January 1 2017):  …prices listed are the non-discounted ones Amazon lists in the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time: Kindle ($79.99), Kindle Paperwhite 3 ($119.99), Kindle Voyage ($199.99), Kindle Oasis ($289.99), Kindle Paperwhite Bundle ($179.97), Fire ($49.99), Fire HD 8 ($89.99), Fire HD 10 ($229.99), Fire Kids’ Edition ($99.99), Fire TV Stick ($39.99), Fire TV ($89.99), Fire TV+HD Bundle ($99.99…listed as a $116.97 value), Fire TV Gaming Edition ($129.99), Echo Dot ($49.99), Amazon Echo ($179.99), Amazon Tap ($129.99)
  • 2015 (taken January 1 2016): …prices listed are the non-discounted ones Amazon lists in the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time: Kindle ($79), Kindle Paperwhite 3 ($119.99), Kindle Voyage ($199.99), Kindle for Kids Bundle ($99.99), Fire tablet (least expensive model: $49.99), Fire HD 6 ($99.99), Fire HD8 ($149.99), Fire HD 10 ($299.99), Fire Kids Edition ($99.99), Fire TV Stick ($39.99), Fire TV 2nd gen ($99.99), Fire TV Gaming Edition ($139.99), Fire TV+HD Antenna Bundle ($124.99), Amazon Echo ($179.99)
  • 2014 (taken January 1 2015)…prices listed are the non-discounted ones Amazon lists in the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time Kindle ($79 model, the “Mindle Touch”), Kindle Paperwhite 2 ($119), Kindle Voyage ($199), Fire HD 6 ($99), Fire HD 7 ($139), Fire HD Kids Edition ($189), Fire HDX ($239), Fire HDX 8.9″ ($379). Other devices in the “family”: Fire TV ($99), Fire TV Stick ($39), Fire Phone $449 (unlocked GSM)
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014)…prices listed are the ones Amazon lists in the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time: Kindle ($69 model…the “Mindle”), Kindle Paperwhite 2nd generation wi-fi only ($119 with Special Offers), Kindle Paperwhite 2nd generation with 3G ($189), Kindle DX ($199), Kindle Fire HD 2nd generation ($139), Kindle Fire HDX 7″ ($229), Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ ($379), and Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ ($229)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): Kindle ($69 model…the “Mindle”), Kindle Keyboard, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Fire 7″ 2nd generation Standard Definition, Kindle Fire 7″ HD, Kindle Fire 8.9″ HD
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): Kindle  ($79/$109 model…the “Mindle”), Kindle Keyboard (formerly the Kindle 3), Kindle Touch, Kindle DX, Kindle Fire
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): Kindle 3, Kindle DX
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : Kindle 2, Kindle DX

This post by Bufo Calvin originally appeared in the I Love My Kindle blog.

2015 Annual Snapshot

January 1, 2016

2015 Annual Snapshot

This is my annual Snapshot. I also do ones I do every month, and I have already published my regular one today.

It amazes me to see how much things change from one year to the next.  I’m also going to compare some different things than I do in the monthly ones. I’ll use the data I take on January 1st of each of the years, except for some of the broader topics (like number of Kindle models).

Titles in the Kindle store

  • 2015 (taken January 1 2016): 4,168,071 (+34%)
  • 2014 (taken January 1 2015): 3,104,676 (+32%)
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014): 2,351,139 (+40%)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): 1,805,001 (+55%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 1,165,654 (+52%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 766,131 (+91%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 401,773
Magazines
  • 2015 (taken January 1 2016): 684 (+7%)
  • 2014 (taken January 1 2015): 638 (-5%)
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014): 670 (+14%)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): 586 (+58%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 370 (+400%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 74 (+72.1%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 43
Newspapers
  • 2015 (taken January 1 2016): 169 (-3%)
  • 2014 (taken January 1 2015): 175 (-1%)
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014): 176 (-12%)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): 200  (+6%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 188 (+23%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 153 (+72.1%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 89
Blogs
  • 2015 (taken January 1 2016): 15,122 (+5%)
  • 2014 (taken January 1 2015): 14,392 (+3%)
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014): 14,030 (+7%)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): 13,110  (-3%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 13,571 (+22%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 11,087 (+39%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 7,992

Percentage of books from one penny to fifty dollars that are under $10

  • 2015 (taken January 1 2016): 85.0% (-3%)
  • 2014 (taken January 1 2015): 88% (-.1%)
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014): 88.1% (-1.8%)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013):  89.9% (+.9%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 89.0% (+.2%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 88.8% (+5.7$)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 83.1%

Kindle/Fire/Echo models available new from Amazon in the USA

  • 2015 (taken January 1 2016): …prices listed are the non-discounted ones Amazon lists in the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time: Kindle ($79), Kindle Paperwhite 3 ($119.99), Kindle Voyage ($199.99), Kindle for Kids Bundle ($99.99), Fire tablet (least expensive model: $49.99), Fire HD 6 ($99.99), Fire HD8 ($149.99), Fire HD 10 ($299.99), Fire Kids Edition ($99.99), Fire TV Stick ($39.99), Fire TV 2nd gen ($99.99), Fire TV Gaming Edition ($139.99), Fire TV+HD Antenna Bundle ($124.99), Amazon Echo ($179.99)
  • 2014 (taken January 1 2015)…prices listed are the non-discounted ones Amazon lists in the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time Kindle ($79 model, the “Mindle Touch”), Kindle Paperwhite 2 ($119), Kindle Voyage ($199), Fire HD 6 ($99), Fire HD 7 ($139), Fire HD Kids Edition ($189), Fire HDX ($239), Fire HDX 8.9″ ($379). Other devices in the “family”: Fire TV ($99), Fire TV Stick ($39), Fire Phone $449 (unlocked GSM)
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014)…prices listed are the ones Amazon lists in the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time: Kindle ($69 model…the “Mindle”), Kindle Paperwhite 2nd generation wi-fi only ($119 with Special Offers), Kindle Paperwhite 2nd generation with 3G ($189), Kindle DX ($199), Kindle Fire HD 2nd generation ($139), Kindle Fire HDX 7″ ($229), Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ ($379), and Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ ($229)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): Kindle ($69 model…the “Mindle”), Kindle Keyboard, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Fire 7″ 2nd generation Standard Definition, Kindle Fire 7″ HD, Kindle Fire 8.9″ HD
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): Kindle  ($79/$109 model…the “Mindle”), Kindle Keyboard (formerly the Kindle 3), Kindle Touch, Kindle DX, Kindle Fire
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): Kindle 3, Kindle DX
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : Kindle 2, Kindle DX

This post by Bufo Calvin originally appeared in the I Love My Kindle blog.

2014 Annual Snapshot

January 1, 2015

2014 Annual Snapshot

This is my annual Snapshot. I also do ones I do every month, and I should have the regular monthly Snapshot out later today.

It amazes me to see how much things change from one year to the next.  I’m also going to compare some different things than I do in the monthly ones. I’ll use the data I take on January 1st of each of the years, except for some of the broader topics (like number of Kindle models).

Titles in the Kindle store

  • 2014 (taken January 1 2015): 3,104,676 (+32%)
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014): 2,351,139 (+40%)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): 1,805,001 (+55%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 1,165,654 (+52%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 766,131 (+91%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 401,773
Magazines
  • 2014 (taken January 1 2015): 638 (-5%)
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014): 670 (+14%)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): 586 (+58%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 370 (+400%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 74 (+72.1%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 43
Newspapers
  • 2014 (taken January 1 2015): 175 (-1%)
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014): 176 (-12%)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): 200  (+6%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 188 (+23%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 153 (+72.1%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 89
Blogs
  • 2014 (taken January 1 2015): 14,392 (+3%)
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014): 14,030 (+7%)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): 13,110  (-3%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 13,571 (+22%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 11,087 (+39%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 7,992

Percentage of books from one penny to fifty dollars that are under $10

  • 2014 (taken January 1 2015): 88% (-.1%)
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014): 88.1% (-1.8%)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013):  89.9% (+.9%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 89.0% (+.2%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 88.8% (+5.7$)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 83.1%

Kindle/Fire models available new from Amazon in the USA

  • 2014 (taken January 1 2015)…prices listed are the non-discounted ones Amazon listsin the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time Kindle ($79 model, the “Mindle Touch”), Kindle Paperwhite 2 ($119), Kindle Voyage ($199), Fire HD 6 ($99), Fire HD 7 ($139), Fire HD Kids Edition ($189), Fire HDX ($239), Fire HDX 8.9″ ($379). Other devices in the “family”: Fire TV ($99), Fire TV Stick ($39), Fire Phone $449 (unlocked GSM)
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014)…prices listed are the ones Amazon lists in the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time: Kindle ($69 model…the “Mindle”), Kindle Paperwhite 2nd generation wi-fi only ($119 with Special Offers), Kindle Paperwhite 2nd generation with 3G ($189), Kindle DX ($199), Kindle Fire HD 2nd generation ($139), Kindle Fire HDX 7″ ($229), Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ ($379), and Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ ($229)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): Kindle ($69 model…the “Mindle”), Kindle Keyboard, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Fire 7″ 2nd generation Standard Definition, Kindle Fire 7″ HD, Kindle Fire 8.9″ HD
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): Kindle  ($79/$109 model…the “Mindle”), Kindle Keyboard (formerly the Kindle 3), Kindle Touch, Kindle DX, Kindle Fire
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): Kindle 3, Kindle DX
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : Kindle 2, Kindle DX

This post by Bufo Calvin originally appeared in the I Love My Kindle blog.

2013 Annual Snapshot

January 1, 2014

2013 Annual Snapshot

This is my annual Snapshot. I also do ones I do every month, and I should have the regular monthly Snapshot out later today.

It amazes me to see how much things change from one year to the next.  I’m also going to compare some different things than I do in the monthly ones. I’ll use the data I take on January 1st of each of the years, except for some of the broader topics (like number of Kindle models).

Titles in the Kindle store

  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014): 2,351,139 (+40%)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): 1,805,001 (+55%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 1,165,654 (+52%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 766,131 (+91%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 401,773
Magazines
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014): 670 (+14%)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): 586 (+58%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 370 (+400%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 74 (+72.1%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 43
Newspapers
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014): 176 (-12%)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): 200  (+6%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 188 (+23%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 153 (+72.1%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 89
Blogs
  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014): 14,030 (+7%)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): 13,110  (-3%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 13,571 (+22%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 11,087 (+39%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 7,992

Percentage of books from one penny to fifty dollars that are under $10

  • 2013 (taken January 1 2014): 88.1% (-1.8%)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013):  89.9% (+.9%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 89.0% (+.2%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 88.8% (+5.7$)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 83.1%

Kindle models available new from Amazon in the USA

  • 2013 (taken January 1 2013)…prices listed are the ones Amazon lists in the “family stripe” (the lowest price, typically with Special Offers, the lowest memory, and no 4G), and may change any time: Kindle ($69 model…the “Mindle”), Kindle Paperwhite 2nd generation wi-fi only ($119 with Special Offers), Kindle Paperwhite 2nd generation with 3G ($189), Kindle DX ($199), Kindle Fire HD 2nd generation ($139), Kindle Fire HDX 7″ ($229), Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ ($379), and Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ ($229)
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): Kindle ($69 model…the “Mindle”), Kindle Keyboard, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Fire 7″ 2nd generation Standard Definition, Kindle Fire 7″ HD, Kindle Fire 8.9″ HD
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): Kindle  ($79/$109 model…the “Mindle”), Kindle Keyboard (formerly the Kindle 3), Kindle Touch, Kindle DX, Kindle Fire
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): Kindle 3, Kindle DX
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : Kindle 2, Kindle DX

This post by Bufo Calvin originally appeared in the I Love My Kindle blog.

2012 Annual Snapshot

January 1, 2013

2012 Annual Snapshot

This is my annual Snapshot. I also do ones I do every month, and I should have the regular monthly Snapshot out later today.

It amazes me to see how much things change from one year to the next.  I’m also going to compare some different things than I do in the monthly ones. I’ll use the data I take on January 1st of each of the years, except for some of the broader topics (like number of Kindle models).

Titles in the Kindle store

  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): 1,805,001 (+55%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 1,165,654 (+52%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 766,131 (+91%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 401,773
Magazines
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): 586 (+58%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 370 (+400%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 74 (+72.1%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 43
Newspapers
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): 200  (+6%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 188 (+23%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 153 (+72.1%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 89
Blogs
  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): 13,110  (-3%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 13,571 (+22%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 11,087 (+39%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 7,992

Percentage of books from one penny to fifty dollars that are under $10

  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013):  89.9% (+.9%)
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 89.0% (+.2%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 88.8% (+5.7$)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 83.1%

Kindle models available new from Amazon in the USA

  • 2012 (taken January 1 2013): Kindle ($69 model…the “Mindle”), Kindle Keyboard, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Fire 7″ 2nd generation Standard Definition, Kindle Fire 7″ HD, Kindle Fire 8.9″ HD
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): Kindle  ($79/$109 model…the “Mindle”), Kindle Keyboard (formerly the Kindle 3), Kindle Touch, Kindle DX, Kindle Fire
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): Kindle 3, Kindle DX
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : Kindle 2, Kindle DX

This post by Bufo Calvin originally appeared in the I Love My Kindle blog.

2011 Annual Snapshot

January 3, 2012

2011 Annual Snapshot

I think this is the first time I’m doing an annual snapshot, as opposed to the ones I do every month.

 It amazes me to see how much things change from one year to the next.  I’m also going to compare some different things than I do in the monthly ones. I’ll use the data I take on January 1st of each of the years, except for some of the broader topics (like number of Kindle models).

Titles in the Kindle store

  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 1,165,654 (+52%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 766,131 (+91%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 401,773
Magazines
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 370 (+400%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 74 (+72.1%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 43
Newspapers
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 188 (+23%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 153 (+72.1%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 89
Blogs
  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 13,571 (+22%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 11,087 (+39%)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 7,992

Percentage of books from one penny to fifty dollars that are under $10

  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): 89.0% (+.2%)
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): 88.8% (+5.7$)
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : 83.1%

Kindle models available new from Amazon

  • 2011 (taken January 1 2012): Kindle  ($79/$109 model…the “Mindle”), Kindle Keyboard (formerly the Kindle 3), Kindle Touch, Kindle DX, Kindle Fire
  • 2010 (taken January 1 2011): Kindle 3, Kindle DX
  • 2009 (taken January 1 2010) : Kindle 2, Kindle DX

I may add some others, but that gives you some idea of the progress…

This post by Bufo Calvin originally appeared in the I Love My Kindle blog.


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