Amazon said its worldwide fulfillment network shipped a total of more than 9 million units across all product categories on the peak day this holiday season, to 178 countries.
Kindle Wi-Fi and Kindle 3G were the best-selling products on Amazon.com this season. As we reported earlier today, the new, third-gen Kindle has even surpassed ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ as the bestselling product in Amazon’s history.
More stats and figures are available in the release, but here are some of Amazon.com’s “Hot Holiday Bestsellers” (November 14 through December 19, based on units ordered):
Electronics
Kindle (Wi-Fi); Kindle 3G; and Apple iPod touch 8GB
Toys
Scrabble Flash Cubes; Qwirkle Board Game; and LEGO Ultimate Building Set
Video Games and Hardware
Call of Duty: Black Ops; Just Dance 2; and Donkey Kong Country Returns
Movies
“Inception”; “The Blind Side”; and “Toy Story 3”
Kindle Books
“The Confession: A Novel” by John Grisham; “Decision Points” by George Bush; and “Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand
Amazon MP3
“My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” by Kanye West; “The 99 Most Essential Christmas Masterpieces” (Amazon Exclusive) by various artists; and “Born Free” by Kid Rock
Software
Anime Studio Debut 7; Manga Studio Debut 4; and Adobe Photoshop Elements 9
Wireless
Samsung Captivate Android Phone (AT&T); HTC DROID INCREDIBLE Android Phone (Verizon Wireless); and Motorola DROID X Android Phone (Verizon Wireless)
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Authors: Robin Wauters