Just as Amazon’s Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos confirmed that the company is likely to go up against competitor eBay in delivering some products in one day, supply chain sources are stating that Kindle Paperwhite shipments could be in trouble. According to DigiTimes, the second half of the year could be difficult for Amazon to keep up on shipping its innovative new product due to “ongoing issues with mass producing the device.” While high demand is certainly not bad news for Amazon, it places the company in the same predicament as Apple with being unable to satisfy customers quickly. Read the full story at Forbes.
About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.