Amazon just hiked the prices for Echo, Fire TV, and Kindle products by up to 60 percent
The Echo Dot Max went from $99.99 to $119.99 overnight, while its sibling the Echo Dot jumped to $79.99 from $49.99. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge 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 4K Max also rose by over 40 percent to $84.99, and the base level Kindle now costs $149.99, a nearly 37 percent increase.
Amazon's flagship Echo Dot Max smart speaker , which launched last year, now costs $119.99, up from $99.99.
Apple increased the price of its comparable HomePod Mini this summer to $129 from $99.99, … Read the full story at The Verge.
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