Amazon Kindle Fire Holiday Steam Subsiding, Says Rumor
It’s no secret that Amazon enjoyed a very healthy holiday season with the launch of their $200 Kindle Fire tablet but, as you might expect following the season, demand seems to be waning. According to DigiTimes, who often have their ear to the components street, orders for Kindle Fire components have been halved from 6 million to 3 million.
The drop-off looks to be more significant than that, though, as their source notes that orders for both the Kindle Fire and the competing Nook Tablet are expected to get as low as 800,000 to one million units per month over the course of Q1 2012. The big question for Amazon is whether or not they’ll be able to rejuvenate interest in the Spring (Easter) and Summer (back to school) months.
The back to school season should be a big one for Amazon in that regard as students return to school looking for new devices to help them along their way. It’s unclear whether or not Amazon will launch another tablet in 2012. While early rumors have suggested they have more variants – such as a 10.1 inch device – in the works, but they have gotten more quiet as the months churn on.