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Originally Posted by crich70
And you really wouldn't save that much if you think about it. Unless you're an Amazon Prime member you spend part of that $25 in the s/h costs. And to save that s/h costs (unless you are doing the free trial period) you pay an annual fee of almost $80.00 so where is the real savings?
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I may be wrong but doesnt Amazon have free shipping on orders over $25? If they cant give someone free shipping on an order thats $114 then thats just a shame.
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Originally Posted by emellaich
I'm not sure what the concern is about ad-supported stuff. As precedents consider:
- Network TV
- Comic Books (as mentioned)
- Radio
- Paperbacks (I remember those louis l'amour westerns had card stock ads for collectors editions)
And in this case they said there wouldn't be any ads in the books themselves. Just in the screensavers and the bottom of the home screen.
And I am really looking forward to one type of in-book ad. Right now I buy the first book in a series, and I have to go to wikipedia to find the series list, and the order of the remaining books. Then I head to Amazon to buy the next book. I would love it, if the back of the book had an ad/link to 'click here to download the next book in the series'.
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Go ahead Amazon, tease me some more about those comics. Put them on the Kindle and Ill buy them, but they arent on there are they? No. Whats their excuse anyway?
Now as for this ad-supported Kindle, I dont want it. Im not in the least bit interested. Why? Im still annoyed that I cant make my own screensavers, Im not about to allow them to force some on me that are actually ads.