InvestedInstead

19 November 2007 · Amazon.com, Inc.

Amazon Kindle (1st gen)

Sold out in five and a half hours and stayed out of stock for months.

You bought the product

$399

Launch price, Nov 2007

You bought the shares instead

$25,438

Valued 9 Sep 2026

Return on the launch price
63.8×
Annualised
24.7%
Years held
18.8