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Amazon Sees Strong Fire TV Sales

517OV6EDg0L._SL1000_Hoping to pick up a Fire TV Stick on Amazon.com? You will need to wait until December 17, because Amazon saw a much larger demand for their little streaming stick during their Black Friday sale than predicted. Amazon says they sold six times the Fire TV Sticks this year compared to the same time in 2014.

Amazon says the Fire TV Stick was the number one selling streaming device on Amazon.com followed closely by the Fire TV box as the number 2 selling streaming box on Amazon.com. This may be no surprise because Amazon has heavily pushed the Fire TV even listing it when you search for other devices like Chromecast and Roku.

This is not the only area Amazon is seeing strong sales in According to Amazon they are selling their $50 Fire Tablets faster than any other device they have ever sold. Amazon reports that they have already made millions off their cheap Fire Tablets and are making them as quickly as they can to keep up with demand. Sadly they are now sold out. If you want A $50 Kindle Fire Tablet you will have to wait till December 24th.

“We’re excited that millions of customers will be opening new Amazon devices this holiday season. This has already been the biggest holiday shopping season for Amazon devices, and we’re energized by the year over year growth for all of our product categories,” said Dave Limp, senior vice president, Amazon Devices. “With a sub-$50 price point for one or $250 for a six-pack, we’ve reached a tipping point with Fire—it is our fastest-selling tablet ever. We’ve already built millions—and we’re ramping up production to build millions more.”

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