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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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+2 on the series info. I've been hoping the publishers would add those in themselves for discounts on the ebooks.
Re the screensaver, it wouldn't bother me. I only get a brief glimpse of mine, if I see it at all; I often slide the on switch before I open my case.
I doubt anything would bother me more than seeing Poor Emily Dickinson.
Especially since they let us pick our ads.
The only thing that could be a hindrance is the shortened screen space on the "home" page. If it's on only the first page, it wouldn't be too bad, but shortening the items on every page would annoy me.
I'm not in the market for another Kindle, and I've already bought several for friends and family, so can't think of anyone to get this for. But I expect plenty of people will take them up on this offer. I agree with the Monkey that the real draw is in the deals.