Amazon: 2008 Season was ‘Best Ever’

Seattle Amazon.com, Inc. said its 2008 holiday season was the company’s "best ever."

Amazon said more than 6.3 million items were ordered and 5.6 million units shipped during its peak day on Dec. 15.

Based on the number of items ordered, Amazon said its holiday bestsellers included the Nintendo Wii, Samsung's 52-inch LCD HDTV, the Apple iPod touch and the Blokus board game.