Amazon Sold 3 Times as Many Echo Devices During Prime Day as It Did Last Year

The shopping event is huge for midsummer sales

If you go to Amazon’s website today to shop on its massive 30-hour Prime Day, chances are you’ll see the ecommerce giant’s Echo devices prominently promoted alongside deals for fashion, electronic and home products.

That’s no coincidence, obviously, since Amazon is pushing its own products, but it appears people are actually purchasing the home gadgets. The site is offering the full-size Amazon Echo, which carries a regular price tag of $179.99, for $89.99. And the kids’ version of its Fire 7 tablet is $69.99,

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