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HarryT · 12-15-2015, 05:24 AM

mateuszv, it is a little unreasonable to criticise the Kindle for not being an ePub device. It is not sold or advertised as being an ePub device, is it? There's nothing magical about ePub which makes it a "better" format than Kindle formats.

As far as advertising is concerned, you are of course aware that you can buy either an "ad-supported" Kindle, or one without ads. In return for having ads, you get $20 off the price. If you don't like the ads, you can give them back the $20 and get the ads removed. The ads are not "displayed at every possible occasion"; they are on the lock screen and at the bottom of the library page - nowhere else. You do not see them while reading a book.

12-15-2015, 05:24 AM	#7
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,557 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	mateuszv, it is a little unreasonable to criticise the Kindle for not being an ePub device. It is not sold or advertised as being an ePub device, is it? There's nothing magical about ePub which makes it a "better" format than Kindle formats. As far as advertising is concerned, you are of course aware that you can buy either an "ad-supported" Kindle, or one without ads. In return for having ads, you get $20 off the price. If you don't like the ads, you can give them back the $20 and get the ads removed. The ads are not "displayed at every possible occasion"; they are on the lock screen and at the bottom of the library page - nowhere else. You do not see them while reading a book. Last edited by HarryT; 12-15-2015 at 05:26 AM.