Kindle said to claim 45 percent of U.S. market: Sony, just 30 percent
Of U.S. dedicated e-reader sales of a bit more than a million a year, Kindles make up 45 percent, according to the Cleantech Group. Sony is 30 percent, while rivals are just 25 percent.
And, yes, as you’d expect from the name Cleantech, the same study mentions environmental impact: “…on the average, the carbon emitted in the lifecycle of a Kindle is fully offset after the first year of use.” Big win over paper!
Related: 29 million dedicated e-book readers predicted to ship in 2013: Hype or credible forecast? I wonder if the study mentioned there, by In-Stat, is the real source of the market share stats. In the past Sony has given us the impression that its sales are closer to the Kindle’s than these numbers suggest. But I don’t know what the situation is now.
(CleanTech via MobileRead.)
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