Shortly after its unveiling, Amazon’s latest mobile device, the Kindle Fire tablet computer, is already the subject of considerable anticipation, poised to perform well in pre-order. According to Cult of Android, it may end up doing better in its first day of sale than the Apple iPad.
This information comes from a leaked screenshot of Amazon’s inventory, stating that approximately 250,000 Kindle Fire pre-orders have already been placed. Although this is less than the 300,000 units of the iPad sold on its first release day, the Fire will not go on sale until November 15. If pre-orders continue at the same rate, a total of 2.5 million will have been placed by the release date.
Pre-orders are not definitive in the same way that sales are – they can be canceled before the device’s release. However, the high level of consumer anticipation for the device, coupled with its low starting price of $199 – a good deal less than many tablets – suggest that the majority of those pre-orders may be followed through.
Research conducted by GfK MRI’s iPanel states that a significant number of tablet users employ their device as an alternative to traditional video games, books, computers and newspapers.
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