Waterstones screensaver?

gers1978 · 11-10-2012, 01:11 PM

I got my Paperwhite from Waterstones on 26th October. I updated to 5.3.0 a few days ago. Since the update, my screensaver looks like an advert for Waterstones

Anyone else notice this?

sparklemotion · 11-10-2012, 02:43 PM

Replied to you on the other thread, but I'll say it again here. Since they have joined with Amazon, you'll be seeing Waterstones screensavers according to this article:

http://paidcontent.org/2012/09/12/wa...he-bear-traps/

It states:

At yesterday’s IPG event, Daunt revealed a few more details about Waterstones’ Amazon partnership. ”Waterstones-specific Kindle screensavers, bestseller lists and a Read For Free offer are among the plans,” The Bookseller reports.

jswinden · 11-10-2012, 03:28 PM

I hope we are talking about the so-called Special Offer sleep screens. If they are using ads on non-SO units disguised as sleep screens then Amazon has stepped way over the boundary.

shanghaichica · 11-10-2012, 03:41 PM

If all the kindles in the UK are being subjected to this waterstones screensaver then I will accept it, however if it is just those bought from waterstones I shall complain because we all paid the same price regardless of where we bought our Kindles from.

shanghaichica · 11-10-2012, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jswinden

I hope we are talking about the so-called Special Offer sleep screens. If they are using ads on non-SO units disguised as sleep screens then Amazon has stepped way over the boundary.

They are not the special offers versions. In the UK there isn't a cheaper SO version.

jswinden · 11-10-2012, 03:59 PM

Wow!

Okay, then Amazon and Waterstones definitely crossed the line here with a forced ad, unless of course it was sold in a similar fashion to the SO units in the USA where Amazon states very clearly that they will have ads in exchange for costing less.

gers1978 · 11-10-2012, 04:07 PM

Nope,I paid full retail price for it in Waterstones.

soulfuldog · 12-09-2012, 03:18 PM

Just read a post related to the Kobo sold in France by FNAC and how using the reset to factory defaults removes the FNAC branding from it. I wonder if that would work for these Kindle's sold by Waterstones?

ixtab · 12-09-2012, 04:10 PM

Try a factory reset, then turning on airplane mode *without* registering the device, then flashing the official 5.3.1 update.

That *should* revert the wallpapers to stock.

*However*, the Paperwhite has an explicit command that can download new wallpapers OTA (much like the SO ads), so if the Waterstone wallpapers come back after you enable Wifi, then you'll know that Amazon is actively pushing them to your device. I which case I agree with jswinden - that is definitely crossing a line and is unacceptable, and if I were you I would complain to Amazon and ask them to remove those ads... or just return the device.

11-10-2012, 01:11 PM	#1
gers1978 Addict Posts: 392 Karma: 1008414 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kindle	Waterstones screensaver? I got my Paperwhite from Waterstones on 26th October. I updated to 5.3.0 a few days ago. Since the update, my screensaver looks like an advert for Waterstones Anyone else notice this?

11-10-2012, 02:43 PM	#2
sparklemotion dangerous when cornered Posts: 1,855 Karma: 22891237 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: USA Device: Kobo H2O, Kindle Paperwhite	Replied to you on the other thread, but I'll say it again here. Since they have joined with Amazon, you'll be seeing Waterstones screensavers according to this article: http://paidcontent.org/2012/09/12/wa...he-bear-traps/ It states: At yesterday’s IPG event, Daunt revealed a few more details about Waterstones’ Amazon partnership. ”Waterstones-specific Kindle screensavers, bestseller lists and a Read For Free offer are among the plans,” The Bookseller reports. Last edited by sparklemotion; 11-10-2012 at 02:53 PM.

11-10-2012, 03:41 PM	#4
shanghaichica Guru Posts: 991 Karma: 5782970 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Scribe,Kindle Oasis 3, iPad Pro 11,15 Pro Max,iPad mini 7,colorsoft	If all the kindles in the UK are being subjected to this waterstones screensaver then I will accept it, however if it is just those bought from waterstones I shall complain because we all paid the same price regardless of where we bought our Kindles from. Last edited by shanghaichica; 11-10-2012 at 04:37 PM.

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11-10-2012, 03:28 PM	#3
jswinden Nameless Being	I hope we are talking about the so-called Special Offer sleep screens. If they are using ads on non-SO units disguised as sleep screens then Amazon has stepped way over the boundary.

11-10-2012, 03:59 PM	#6
jswinden Nameless Being	Wow! Okay, then Amazon and Waterstones definitely crossed the line here with a forced ad, unless of course it was sold in a similar fashion to the SO units in the USA where Amazon states very clearly that they will have ads in exchange for costing less.

11-10-2012, 04:07 PM	#7
gers1978 Addict Posts: 392 Karma: 1008414 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kindle	Nope,I paid full retail price for it in Waterstones.

12-09-2012, 03:18 PM	#8
soulfuldog I ♥ Calibre Posts: 2,073 Karma: 5678911 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Voyage, Sony PRS-350, Hudl2	Just read a post related to the Kobo sold in France by FNAC and how using the reset to factory defaults removes the FNAC branding from it. I wonder if that would work for these Kindle's sold by Waterstones?

12-09-2012, 04:10 PM	#9
ixtab (offline) Posts: 2,907 Karma: 6736094 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: K3, K4, K5, KPW, KPW2	Try a factory reset, then turning on airplane mode without registering the device, then flashing the official 5.3.1 update. That should revert the wallpapers to stock. However, the Paperwhite has an explicit command that can download new wallpapers OTA (much like the SO ads), so if the Waterstone wallpapers come back after you enable Wifi, then you'll know that Amazon is actively pushing them to your device. I which case I agree with jswinden - that is definitely crossing a line and is unacceptable, and if I were you I would complain to Amazon and ask them to remove those ads... or just return the device.

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