# Amazon may sell 3-5 million tablets in Q4: Forrester

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Article: https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/29/us-amazon-tabletsales-idUSTRE77S3Y720110829
URL: https://www.jonathant.com/blog/amazon-may-sell-3-5-million-tablets-in-q4-forrester/
Published: 2011-08-30
Updated: 2026-08-09
Author: Jonathan Tarud

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Amazon is not going to create a Kindle/iPad hybrid. Jeff Bezos knows that LCD technology can’t match e-ink for *real* reading. That is why I wouldn’t expect the current Kindle form factor to go out the door like most analyst are predicting. If anything Amazon could release a brand new competing product, which brings me to my next issue.

Where do analyst get their data? Predicting Amazon is going to sell 3-5 million of a product they haven’t seen yet is just plain stupid. Even for them.

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Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/29/us-amazon-tabletsales-idUSTRE77S3Y720110829