Thread: Amazon's Top-Selling Kindle Has Ads
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Old 05-16-2011, 10:05 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by bwaldron View Post
I'm a veteran owner and ebook reader, and I purchased one of the special offers Kindles. The presence of the ads simply doesn't affect reading a book at all, and some of the offers in fact have saved me a few bucks.

I very much dislike obtrusive advertising. Ads within an ebook itself would be a major no-no. I believe Amazon understands this. If I'm wrong, and this turns out to be the camel's nose under the tent for such, then my opinion will change. I also wouldn't like seeing the ad/offer-free models disappear. But at this point, the device doesn't make me feel any sort of compromise.
Could the ads actually be a plus? I notice from Amazon's Kindle page that some of the ads seem quite attractive, i.e. $1 mp3 albums.
How often to the ads change? Are they directed more to one sex or one age group than another? Are they specific to Kindle owners or are the "deals" available to all via Amazon?
Thanks.
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