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Originally Posted by rcentros
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."
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Amazon also used to have buttons as standard features, then made them a 'premium' feature *cough*. I think Amazon need some healthy competition in the US market.
Notably, Kindles outside of the US come without ads.