Apple has produly announced that it has sold over 300,000 iPads on it's first day of release in the US. The iPad was revealed to the world back in Janurary after months if not years of speculation that Apple would be releasing a tablet like computing device.

The initial success of the iPad comes after an ongoing and hyped up ad campaign by Apple. The 300,000 iPads sold so far include all those that were pre-ordered on the Apple site and through channel partners. It is not clear where the most of the sales came from, but it's a good bet that Apple stores across America have been inundated with consumers wanting to get their hands on Apple's latest offering.

In addition to shifting so many iPads, Apple can also celebrate the sale of content for the device too. Over one million Apps and over 250,000 eBooks were purchased from the App Store and iBookstore respectively, making launch day for the iPad an overwhelming success for Apple.

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

There is no doubt that the first few days of the iPad being out in the wild have been a good one for Apple. However competition for the iPad could quickly heat up with several promising devices planned for release soon. These include devices that run Google Android and have access to the Android market place.