(Smartmoney.com) — The company announced Monday that sales of the devices topped the benchmark on April 30 – 28 days after it became available to consumers. Apple is also benefitting from sales of related products. IPad users have downloaded over 12 million apps from the App Store and over 1.5 million e-books from the new iBookstore, according to the company. Apple, which sold 70,000 iPads per day in the first week, is now selling about 36,000 a day, according to BMO Capital Markets analyst Keith Bachman. The analyst says strong sales trends are likely to continue through the quarter with help from the 3G version, which went on sale April 30.
