![]() ![]() Observers believe that the Fire is priced below Amazon's costs. In a conference call, CFO Tom Szkutak said, "Kindle and the total digital business is growing very strong." He also said customers are buying "a lot of content." The drop in net income came in large part because the company has continued to invest in new distribution centers and new products like the Kindle Fire. ![]() The company attributed much of the sales gain to digital products, saying that in the quarter, "nine out of 10 of the top sellers on were digital products-Kindle, Kindle books, movies, music and apps." It called the Fire tablet "the #1 bestselling, most gifted, and most wished for product across the millions of items available on since launch" and stated that "16 of our top 100 bestselling titles" on the Kindle store were exclusive titles. ![]() Despite the drop in net income, Wall Street liked the jump in net sales, which was above its forecasts, and in after-market trading yesterday, Amazon shares rose nearly 14%, to $224. ![]() In the first quarter ended March 31, net sales at rose 33.3%, to $13.2 billion and net income fell 35.3%, to $130 million. ![]()
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