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Old 12-26-2017, 11:29 PM   #33
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Originally Posted by ZodWallop View Post
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.
I guess you may have a point (now anyhow). When Amazon first started the ad-subsidized scheme, they dropped the prices of e-Readers way down from what they had been originally. With lack of competition I guess they've been easing their prices back up while keeping the subsidy "tax."

Also, I've never paid more than $49 for a Kindle (new or used) so I consider an additional $20 to go ad-free (something I've never done yet) to be reasonable. Maybe I would feel differently if I had paid more for the device in the first place.

Also, when shopping, I've always been (pretty much) a "take-or-leave-it" kind of shopper. If I don't like the price of an item (or the conditions attached to buying it) I just "leave it."
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