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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety
However, I can see ads being a part of the download the first chapter to see if you like the book scenario, and having Amazon direct the ads based on your Amazon account profile, not really based on the content of the book itself.
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I can see a conflict of interests there. The few chapters of the
teaser are ad on their own, for the very book that is previewed. If that marketing vehicle is further encumbered with ads for other goods, wouldn't that have an adverse effect, as fewer than usual potential customers might decide to read that teaser?
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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety
If that is the case, then ads won't bother me because I virtually never download free samples of a book. I just buy the thing and eventually I read it.
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I am guessing that most of us would not mind if ads are limited to "free" content.
But how valuable is that ad channel, really? If there is an option to purchase an ad-free version of the book, who would be interested in pushing his ads to the audience that is filtered by their very decision to save a few bucks?