I just came across
this article that there is no way to opt out of the ads on the kindle fire models.
For 500$ I shouldn't have to look at ads.
I do have the special offer kindle, which hasn't had anything of interest in so long that I don't even notice the ad. I would not be interested in buying anything that included special offers again. It just not worth the money I am saving, I would rather see the cover of the book I'm reading.
Another thing I thought about today, does amazon have a plan to help developers optimize their apps for the bigger tablet? I believe most of the apps are still optimized for cell phones. The iphone apps didn't look so great on the ipad when it first came out.
The Paperwhite does not come with ads, correct? I don't think they do, but was really surprised to see that all the Fires do. Thought I might have missed it.