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Originally Posted by rcentros
As for the $20 ... I look at it this way. I can pay the extra $20 when I buy the eReader or later when (if) I find them too obnoxious, but I understand that I agree to them for a price discount when buying. But even with the ads I've still got a good eReader.
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The thing about that argument is that Amazon seems to get to have their cake and eat it to.
When people compare the big 3 readers, Kobo Aura Edition 2, Nook Glowlight 3 and Kindle Paperwhite they are usually mentioned as costing about the same: $120.00. But only one of them requires a surcharge to remove ads.
Then if you grumble about the ads, you hear 'yeah, but you get a price discount for buying one with ads.'
So why can the small fries market similar devices and it's the 800 pound gorilla that has to use ads to subsidize their cost?
I think Kindles are fine readers. But the $20.00 to remove ads always sticks in my craw. To me it makes Amazon feel like money grubbers.