Pre-orders for upcoming HD DVD titles stayed strong at Amazon.com. despite Toshiba Corp.'s announcement that it will exit the HD DVD business.
Advanced sales for There Will Be Blood on HD DVD increased 1,341 percent, Sweeney Tood – The Demon Barber of Fleet Street up 1,099 percent, and I Am Legend increased 144 percent by Wed. afternoon.
Amazon this week said it will more prominently promote Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray hardware and software to customers, but continue the sale of HD DVD products.
The HD DVD camp faced a barrage of setbacks last week when Netflix Inc., Best Buy Co. Inc, and Wal-Mart stores said each would back the Blu-ray disc format over HD DVD.
Toshiba on Tues. said it expects to exit the HD DVD business by Mar.
Major retailers this week are offering steep discounts on HD DVD products to move inventory.
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