Amazon just hiked the prices for Echo, Fire TV, and Kindle products by up to 60 percent
Citing "significant increases in memory and storage component costs," in a statement given to Fortune, Amazon has raised prices on Echos, Kindles, Fire TVs, and Eeros by up to 60 percent. The cheapest products in Amazon's lineup were hit hardest, with the Echo Dot smart speaker jumping from $49.99 to $79.99. The Fire TV Stick […]
Amazon has recently announced a significant price hike for several of its popular consumer electronics products, including the Echo Dot Max, Echo Dot, Fire TV Stick 4K Max, and Kindle. The price increases range from 37% for the base-level Kindle to up to 60% for the Echo Dot Max and Fire TV Stick 4K Max. According to Amazon, these price adjustments are due to significant increases in memory and storage component costs.
Notably, the Echo Dot smart speaker has seen the largest jump, increasing from $49.99 to $79.99, while the Fire TV Stick 4K Max rose by over 40% to $84.99.
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