Amazon's Kindle Fire, is a hot order item. Sources say Amazon has recorded more than 250,000 porders for its tablet at an average of 50,000 orders per day.
Amazon Inc's Kindle Fire, within just a week of its announcement, has analysts passionately speculating on the possibility of the 7-inch tablet making either a profit or a loss. One among the many such speculations and rumors is a recent virtual teardown of the Kindle Fire by UBM TechInsights, which suggests that the tablet's manufacturing cost stands at $150.
Competitors are feeling the heat this week as Amazon's new Kindle Fire wowed consumers and undercut other tablets - in some cases, by hundreds of dollars. The Fire's low price point appears to be forcing down those of other tablets as well, with the HTC Flyer the second slated such product to be discounted at Best Buy this week.
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Amazon.com, which is known for its aggressive pricing strategy, didn't disappoint when setting a value on its new tablet - the Kindle Fire - which will be available for $199. The market was expecting a price in the region of $250. At $199, the 7-inch Android-based tablet is priced 60 percent below that of its competitors.
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Amazon.com Inc.'s recently announced 7-inch tablet -- Kindle Fire -- appears to have already stoked the flames of the tablet market, even before it has been released.
Amazon's recently launched Kindle Fire tablet, which is priced at $199 - less than half the cost of Apple's iPad tablet, may appeal to customers who are on the lookout for a low-priced device to read books and watch movies.
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Amazon.com Inc. has forayed into the already overcrowded tablet market with its Kindle Fire device, with content being its main focus.
After Amazon.com Inc.'s official announcement this week introducing its 7-inch Kindle Fire tablet for just $199, rumors are rife the company may bring out its second-generation tablet with a 10.1-inch screen this year.
Now that the wraps are off, Amazon's Kindle Fire is an aggressive play into Apple's iPad market.
Amazon.com Inc's new tablet computer costs $209.63 to make, IHS iSuppli estimated on Friday, but will sell for $199, highlighting how the e-commerce company is taking a financial hit upfront to get the device into as many hands as possible.
Appsfire co-founder Ouriel Ohayon is claiming that Amazon's Kindle Fire logo looks exactly like his company's own logo.
Starting at $199, Amazon's Kindle Fire set for release this Nov. 15 may be driving the price of its opponents down. With other tablets costing at least $100 more, the Kindle Fire is currently taking pre-orders on their website now.
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The rock-bottom price of the new Kindle Fire tablet computer is raising questions about Amazon.com Inc's ability to keep up with demand and the device's effect on the company's already razor-thin profit margins.
