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koland · 03-08-2009, 01:08 PM

The problem is that advertising is what subsidizes the papers that are printing - the Kindle version has no ads, therefore no-one to pay for the Kindles. If there were a full PDF viewer or the ability to embed ads (both requiring a much larger eink screen), then it would make sense for them to sell a year subscription with a free viewer at a single bundle price.

03-08-2009, 01:08 PM	#11
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	The problem is that advertising is what subsidizes the papers that are printing - the Kindle version has no ads, therefore no-one to pay for the Kindles. If there were a full PDF viewer or the ability to embed ads (both requiring a much larger eink screen), then it would make sense for them to sell a year subscription with a free viewer at a single bundle price.