Although eWeek reports that online holiday shopping in 2008 dropped 3%, Amazon.com claims that its sales were the site's "best ever" in this news release that also boasts many 'fun facts', such as that:"The weight of all GPS devices sold [on Amazon.com] from Black Friday through December equals the combined weight of 151 Mini Coopers."
"Amazon sold enough Coldplay CDs that laid side by side they'd stretch from Seattle to Violet Hill (a street in London and the album's first single) and more than halfway back."
This may not be good news to the environmentally-conscious--just think of the toll on our planet--but it is certainly good news to Amazon's shareholders.
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("used and new" prices): generally the lowest price. Apparently, up to 70% of online book sales happen here.