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Citing \u201csignificant increases in memory and storage component costs,\u201d in a statement given to Fortune<\/a>, Amazon has raised prices on Echos, Kindles, Fire TVs<\/a>, and Eeros by up to 60 percent.<\/p>\n

The cheapest products in Amazon\u2019s lineup were hit hardest, with the Echo Dot<\/a> smart speaker jumping from $49.99 to $79.99. The Fire TV Stick 4K Max<\/a> also rose by over 40 percent to $84.99, and the base level Kindle <\/a>now costs $149.99, a nearly 37 percent increase.<\/p>\n

The only Amazon hardware products apparently not affected are its line of Ring cameras and video doorbells, and the Echo Studio<\/a>, its higher-end $219.99 smart speaker.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a full list of the price increases:<\/p>\n

ProductWasNowIncreaseEcho Dot (5th gen)$49.99$79.9960.00%Fire TV Stick 4K Max$59.99$84.9941.70%Echo Spot$79.99$109.9937.50%Kindle (16GB)$109.99$149.9936.40%Kindle Paperwhite (16GB)$159.99$199.9925.00%Echo Show 21$399.99$499.9925.00%Echo Dot Max$99.99$119.9920.00%Echo Show 15$299.99$349.9916.70%Fire TV Stick HD$34.99$39.9914.30%eero 7 (3-pack)$349.99$399.9914.30%eero Pro 7 (3-pack)$699.99$799.9914.30%Echo Show 11$219.99$249.9913.60%Echo Show 8$179.99$199.9911.10%Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Jennifer Pattison TuohyClose\"Jennifer<\/p>\n

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