Amazon makes no profit from the sales of Kindle Fire tablets

"Amazon has confirmed it will not make a profit from sales of its latest Kindle tablet and e-reader devices.
"We sell the hardware at our cost, so it is break-even on the hardware," chief executive Jeff Bezos told the BBC.
It is a stark contrast to the strategy of best-selling tablet-maker Apple.
Mr Bezos made the comments as his firm launched its new Paperwhite e-reader and an associated book lending scheme in the UK, Germany and France."

Source:  BBC News, 11th October 2012