Amazon announced that its June 2010 Kindle e-book sales nearly doubled its hardcover book sales (180% higher). While many of those e-books were self-published books for as low as $1 (and even though traditional paperbacks are still selling wildly), it looks more and more like e-books may become the dominant book format in not too long.
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To say that the vuvuzela is currently one of the world’s most listened-to “musical instruments” (some would say “noise maker” is a more appropriate term here) is hardly an exaggeration. Vuvuzela sales have skyrocketed, though vuvuzela manufacturers say they have yet to see a true economic benefit because of their incredibly thin margins.
Though the world is going digital (140 characters at a time, even), books aren’t going away. Here's a look at some of the biggest books in history.
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Sales intelligence firm Inside View has been gathering data about our economy and productivity during the World Cup. Globally, we’ve been a bunch of slackers over the past month. Around 80% of the world’s population has been watching at least some part of the games, which have been going on since June 11, 2010 and will continue until July 11.
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The world arms trade is a multi-billion dollar industry with a strong economic impact on its major exporters. This is a look at the biggest international arms suppliers and buyers, and the United States's recent dramatic jump in market share.