Kindle Is Amazon’s Best Seller

Amazon has released figures showing that its Kindle e-book reader has been its top-selling electronic device in 2008.

It might have cost $359, but it was endorsed by Oprah, and that helped make Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader the company’s best-selling electronic device of 2008. It was also the most popular gift in electronics and appeared on more wish lists than any other item, according to Information Week.

Amazon’s figures go by numbers sold, not revenue. So, unsurprisingly, the Wii was the top in video games, while the best-selling software was Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007.