Thread: Touch Is Kobo responding to Nook Simple Touch Pricing?
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Old 12-30-2011, 01:04 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by GhostKobold View Post
Yea but it is not 30 dollars less, its 99.99 and you get ads. You may not care because you are ok with the nook book ads but it still has ads. The Kobo touch is 99.99 and you get ads. The Kindle touch is 99.99 and you get ads.

They are all the same price and they all have ads.
Well, the latest Kobo Touch firmware (1.9.16) adds the book suggestions you call "ads" just like the $99 Nook. Now what? Stop calling it "ads" or just admit that Nook is $30 cheaper for a very similar device?

BTW, my definition of advertizing in this context is ads by third party for things that may or may not be related to literature. What both B&N and Kobo do is "suggest" books from their own store. These are supposed to be somewhat targeted to your particular interests. I am not crazy about this kind of peddling, but at the same time I can't call this "advertizing" with the annoying connotations this entails. I think both devices should get rid of that "feature" or at least make it optional (disable-able?)
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