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GoPro leads holiday sales of cameras on Amazon
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By Ciara Linnane, MarketWatch
Disney's Frozen dolls are best-selling toy

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- GoPro Inc.'s(GPRO) wearable equipment and accessories were the best-selling cameras on Amazon.com this holiday season, the online retailer said on Friday.

Without offering specifics on sales (GoPro or otherwise) or its own profit, Amazon unveiled the top-selling items for the holidays in a wide range of categories, from books to videos, toys and electronic equipment.

No surprise here: Merchandise related to the Disney (DIS) smash hit "Frozen" figured in a number of categories. The Frozen Princess Elsa doll was the top-selling toy, while Anna and Elsa digital watches led that category and the Frozen Karaoke set was third-biggest seller in music after "That is Christmas to Me" by Pentatonix and "1989" by Taylor Swift.

Amazon Fire TV was the best-selling streaming media box, while the Fire TV Stick was the fastest-selling Amazon device ever, the company said The top-selling movies on Amazon.com were "Guardians of the Galaxy" and "Maleficent."

Amazon (AMZN) said its free shipping program Amazon Prime added a record 10 million new members during the holiday season. The company shipped items to 185 countries with customers ordering more than 10 times as many items with same-day delivery over 2013.

The company said nearly 60% of its customers used a mobile device for their holiday shopping with the trend accelerating late in the season. Cyber Monday was the company's biggest mobile shopping day, while Black Friday showed the highest growth in mobile shopping.

Shares were up almost 2% in midday trade, but are down about 23% in the year so far, while the S&P 500 has gained 13%.

-Ciara Linnane; 415-439-6400; [e-mail]