Apple Releases Sales Numbers from iPad Launch – 300,000+ WiFi Units Sold on Day 1

Today, Apple disclosed its Day 1 sales figures with over 300,000 WiFi only iPad units sold. This figure arrived from counting shipments to retail partners that included places like Best Buy, Apple Specialists. Also included in the press release, Apple announced that an average of 3+ apps and 1 iBook were downloaded by users within hours of giving life to their new iDevices.

The press release appears below:

Apple® today announced that it sold over 300,000 iPads in the US as of midnight Saturday, April 3. These sales included deliveries of pre-ordered iPads to customers, deliveries to channel partners and sales at Apple Retail Stores. Apple also announced that iPad users downloaded over one million apps from Apple’s App Store and over 250,000 ebooks from its iBookstore during the first day.

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

[9to5Mac]