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Short Answer: A lot of companies contribute to the Kindle.

The Answer: The Kindle was originally designed by Amazon in California. The Kindle itself is manufactured in Singapore, Taiwan and China through a joint effort by Foxconn and China Mobile. The E-Ink technology is courtesy of E-Ink (Cambridge, Massachusetts). Which was purchased by Taiwan-based Prime View International (now E Ink Holdings, Inc.)in mid-2009 for $215 Million. The CDMA Chip is from Qualcomm. The microprocessor was made by Freescale Semiconductor (Austin, Texas). In some models, WIFI is provided by Marvell.

All parts are then assembled at various factories in the region for pennies on the dollar.

According to a Harvard Business Review Article, the total cost to make the Kindle is about $185.

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