Gadget writer Walt Mossberg has an article in today’s Wall Street Journal blog comparing the Kindle, iBooks, and Nook reading apps for the iPad, and there’s almost nothing that’s new, interesting, or surprising in it.
Except for this: Mossberg claims, on behalf of the iBooks store, that it now has 130,000 titles, up from claims of 60,000 titles at launch. Michael Cader at Publisher’s Marketplace contacted Apple after the appearance of the WSJ piece and said that Apple confirmed the 130,000-title figure.
So, I will consider that an update from Apple, which has released a lot of different numbers about the iPad but has been pretty tightlipped about the growth of the iBooks catalog.
The Kindle catalog which had 480,000 titles when the iBooks Store was launched April 3, now has 730,000 titles, so its lead in selection during the past 5 1/2 months has increased from an advantage of 420,000 titles to a current edge of 600,000 titles.
And, oh yes, by the way, all Kindle models are back in stock, at least for now, so what better time than now to stock up on $139 stocking stuffer Kindle Wi-Fis
