[CarolynBG]

Here's another question re the research project I'm about to start.

(For those who haven't seen my other two threads: I am about to start a very small simple research project involving sending Kindles home with students. We are funded by a small grant which is going through my university.)

We haven't bought the Kindles yet. My University has a special buying agreement with Staples, and can get the Kindle with Special offers for $100, even better than $114. (Staples does not seem to have a special university price for the regular Kindle with wifi, so that would still be $139.)

At first, when the KSO first was announced, we had decided against having the kids have ads on their Kindles, even though it would save us $400. But with an even bigger price break, well, we decided to ask the principal explicitly to see what he thinks. I haven't heard back yet.

For those of you with the KSO, how obnoxious are the ads/special offers? is it being too crassly commercial to put those in the hands of the kids (3rd-graders) just to save $625 (which can go for more books), or is it no big deal? I'm making the assumption that Amazon would never put something offensive on there. Would you want your 3rd-grader to be sent home with a KSO? Would you care? I'm torn.

And of course, if the principal says no, I won't. Just looking for more opinions if he is as ambivalent about it as I am.

Thanks,
Carolyn B-G