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This week the Nintendo Wii jumped back to the top of the charts after it's recent price decline to $199. You can see that it had been declining in popularity slowly ever since the holidays. It remains to be seen if this is a temporary bump or a real sustained trend.

Something a bit odd is going on with the first Kindle from Amazon.com. It's price used (it's not available new anymore) is going up and used availability is going down.

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Could it be that the old (uglier) Kindle is actually more popular among certain crowds?

Jean Chatzky appeard on the Today Show yesterday. I was curious if it would turn out to help sales of her most recent book, The Difference: How Anyone Can Prosper in Even The Toughest Times. Unfortunatley for her, it didn't amount to much in terms of book sales, in fact it's trending down since her appearance.



The more I watch book sales after media appearances, the less I find any real impact on sales. Could it all be a myth?

The original Watchmen graphic novel had been enjoying brisk sales since the movie trailer started running last year. (No doubt giving Dave Gibbons a much appreciated payday.) It topped out on the movie's release date hitting a peak in sales on B&N and Amazon - but has been falling fast ever since, much like it has at the box office.

XBox 360's HD-DVD player is acting as a bellwether for HD-DVD's recent troubles. Amazon.com dropped their price for the player by a third, and Buy.com followed suite.

This boosted the popularity of the item with bargain hunters, but the growing inventory and dropping asking price on the used market could indicate that users see the writing on the wall and want to get out before the used price falls further.

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Welcome to the Shopobot blog.

Shopobot, a website specializing in product analytics, will be launching in a few short weeks. Once we launch, we'll use this blog to expose cool trends in the online marketplace.

It my sound difficult to grasp, but as soon as you see the final product we're sure you'll get it instantaneously. :-)

Much more to come...