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Counting the value they get on average from each customer, they should make $10 in profit on each device according to iSuppli, but they'll probably make a littl
by nextparadigms 15y ago
Counting the value they get on average from each customer, they should make $10 in profit on each device according to iSuppli, but they'll probably make a little more than that.
"When further costs outside of materials and manufacturing are added in -- and the $199 price of the tablet is factored along with the expected sales of digital content per device -- Amazon is likely to generate a marginal profit of $10 on each Kindle Fire sold," the research firm added.
- hugacow 15y agoI bought a $29.99 Kindle Fire Zip Sleeve, which is easily at least $10 in profit to Amazon. Unlike iPad owners, Kindle customers buy covers, so I'm probably not in the minority, even if it is a relatively cheap device. When ours comes in, I also plan to buy apps, etc. Easily an additional $10 will be spent within days of acquisition. My guess is that they will have at least another $30 in profit the first year from books, etc. and may sign up for Amazon Prime to get unlimited streaming, which is something I hadn't considered seriously until I saw it on the Fire page. No wonder Amazon stock went up about 20% over the past several months. Some people knew this was going to be a big win.
- WalterBright 15y ago> I bought a $29.99 Kindle Fire Zip Sleeve I use a used bubble wrap mailing envelope. It fits the Kindle perfectly, protects the Kindle very well, costs $0.00, and it doesn't scream "steal me".
- monjaro 15y agoThat's funny, I did the exact same thing with my kindle dx until all the bubblewrap deflated. It fit perfectly.