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Originally Posted by stonetools
When the ad-haters think of an ad supported model, they immediately think of the worst ads they've ever seen and can't imagine anyone would want anything like thing to sully their pure novel reading experience, which has always been ad-free (except where it was'nt).
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What a load of crock
I have not had to put up with ads in paperback novels for FORTY years and I am not going to put up with them in ebooks I buy now or in the future.
This is yet another stupid idea that will push purchasers of ebooks towards ad free ebooks from alternative sources. Mark my words. If ads appear, so too will a bigger, thriving market for ad-less ebooks appearing at a file sharing forum/site near you.
Do you want to know why readers are opposed to ads in ebooks? Readers of novels want to be immersed in the story line and not interrupted by a bloody ad for a packet of Doritos. It might work for a magazine which consists of articles, but not a novel.
Instead of moving forward with a better business model suited for the digital age, publishers seem content to dig up ideas for 40 plus years ago.
Stone age thinking from stone age companies.