Amazon Raises Echo Dot to $79.99 and Kindle to $149 as Memory Chip Costs Climb
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Updated · Fortune · Aug 22
Amazon Raises Echo Dot to $79.99 and Kindle to $149 as Memory Chip Costs Climb
3 articles · Updated · Fortune · Aug 22
Summary
$30 jumps on the Echo Dot and basic Kindle were part of a broader overnight Amazon price increase spanning Echo, Fire TV, Kindle and eero devices, while Ring products were left unchanged.
Amazon said it raised prices only after absorbing higher memory and storage costs for as long as possible, as an AI-driven chip shortage squeezes consumer electronics makers.
Other increases included the Echo Show 11 to $249.99, Fire TV Stick 4K Max to $84.99, eero 7 to $399.99 and eero Pro 7 to $799.99.
The move extends an industrywide pass-through already seen at Apple, Microsoft and PC makers, and comes before Amazon's fall device event.
Higher memory costs are also hitting Amazon's AI buildout: Andy Jassy lifted 2026 capital spending to $220 billion from $200 billion, even as AWS revenue rose 37% to $42.2 billion.