Amazon planning 8.9-inch Kindle Fire

The next Kindle Fire ereader tablet in Amazon line-up is likely to use an 8.9-inch touchscreen display rather than a 10.1-inch panel as originally expected, sources in the supply chain have revealed. While we have heard talk of a pair of tablets one small, the 7-inch Kindle Fire shipping in little over a week time, and one large, potentially arriving toward the end of the year since the beginning of the Amazon rumors say the retailer has switched to a smaller screen and pushed a 10.1-inch version further back down the roadmap.

LG Display and CPT, both suppliers of the 7-inch LCD in the Kindle Fire, will apparently also be supplying Amazon with its 8.9-inch screen. They are reportedly already preparing production to meet Amazon demand.