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Amazon’s Kindle Price Hikes Are the Most Obscene Casualty of the RAM Crisis

Gizmodo·August 24, 2026 at 2:30 PM

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You’re telling me the 16GB of storage inside a regular ol' Kindle is now worth $40 more?

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Amazon hikes prices on Echos, Kindles, Fire TVs as much as 60% - here's what you'll pay now

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