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Originally Posted by shibamistress
I'm seriously thinking of the KSO after agonizing over many possibilities. For me too, this is part of the reason: the $25 I save can go for books! And some of the special offers which I saw listed in the KSO special offer thread here, seem pretty appealing.
For me, $25 makes a difference, and now that I know the ads are unobtrusive, I just don't see why not. After trying a variety of e-readers, I know I like the feel of the Kindle (and Sony) best, but since I buy more books from Amazon, it just makes sense as a first e-reader (I already know there will be others in my future!)
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You really can't go wrong with it. I've had mine for 3 weeks now and have taken advantage of 5 of the 6 offers so far. I only see the screensavers when I want to and the small banner ad on the home page has pretty much disappeared from my view now.
I do make a point of visiting the Special Offers page every 4 days to check out the latest offer (Amazon is releasing these offers every 4 days). If the offers are something you were already going to buy, then the savings amount to free money that you can apply to book purchases.
Other sources of free reading include various public domain websites, the Kindle Store, MobileRead, and later this year you'll be able to borrow library books.
At a $114 (plus the savings from the special offers), the KSO is the best value for a quality ereader. I highly recommend it.
