Apple sold over 300,000 Apple iPads on the first day that it was available in the United States. This includes pre-orders. It also indicated that over one million apps had been downloaded from the Apple App Store and over 250,000 ebooks from its iBookstore on that day alone.
“It feels great to have the iPad launched into the world-it’s going to be a game changer,” said Steve Jobs, Appl”s CEO. “iPad users, on average, downloaded more than three apps and close to one book within hours of unpacking their new iPad.”
It remains to be seen if Apple will be able to continue to maintain this momentum. It should at least in the short run as international and 3G iPad sales begin later this month.