Edible Apple

Apple announced today that as of Midnight on Saturday April 3rd, they had sold over 300,000 iPads – a figure that includes pre-orders as well.

“It feels great to have the iPad launched into the world—it’s going to be a game changer,” Steve Jobs said in a press release, “iPad users, on average, downloaded more than three apps and close to one book within hours of unpacking their new iPad.”

Also of note is that iPad users downloaded over 1 million apps from the Apple App Store and over 250,000 e-books from its iBookstore during the first day alone.