Majority of Amazon Sales Now Come from Non-media Items
Majority of Amazon Sales Now Come from Non-media Items
Posted 04/22/2010 at 2:02pm
| by Ryan Whitwam
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In a time long ago, Amazon was a book seller. They've continued to sell paper books while becoming the leader in ebooks, but they also sell a multitude of other products. In more recent years, most of Amazon's business was still selling media like books, music, and movies. Now the "other" products make up the majority of the online retailer's sales. The news came in Amazon's earnings call today when it was also announced that they smashed projections by rocking a 46% revenue increase over last year.
Overall, Amazon took in $3.43 billion in sales from media, and $3.51 billion from everything else. Many analysts have expected this so-called "inversion point" to occur eventually. Amazon benefits from this in that they have a solid buffer in the face of the changing media landscape. It's no secret that Amazon liked having the eBook business all to themselves, but they'll never have that kind of comfortable perch again.
Certainly people are buying all sorts of things from Amazon. What are getting there? Still just books and DVDs? Or have you started buying your electronics from Amazon as well?
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Theatre Booth Guy
April 23, 2010 at 12:14am
if the price is right. Amazon is usually the first place I check when shopping and typically has great variety and excellent prices. Quite often, the Egg has better prices on PC stuff!!
DOOMHAMMA
April 22, 2010 at 7:29pm
I still buy mostly books from Amazon. Occasionally, I will buy a computer component from them. Though, the way they package their stuff means I will never buy a HDD from them. It is suctioned to the bottom (like a book), which means every bump is felt by the HDD.
violian
April 22, 2010 at 5:53pm
I've bought lots of electronics from Amazon, and I've been satisfied with every purchase. Not as fast as Newegg.com, but they have a wider selection of stuff. I try to get the stuff that is "supplied by Amazon."
Vegan
April 22, 2010 at 4:03pm
I tend to not get my electronics from Amazon because their search frankly sucks. Whatever you're searching for, there's going to be completely random stuff thrown into the results, too. I like Newegg's search, with the long list of customizable dropdowns for every aspect of what you're looking for. Sure, I have to pay tax and sometimes shipping, but at least I can find what I want.
binkievanes
April 22, 2010 at 3:54pm
Binkie van Es , netherlands antilles
i had some remarks to share , but cannot get them past the spamfilter either, If maximum pc invites comments about commercial operations they should ease up on the filtering, or don't invite readers to comment
Rocketpop
April 22, 2010 at 3:30pm
Am I allowed to say the word "buy" without getting hit by the spam filter? I've tried five times to post a comment now and got hit with the filter every time. Edit: I can't decode what the filter is looking for. I can't even edit this post to finish my thought.
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