POLL: Would you buy the new $114 Kindle with the bonus offers? - Page 3

DiapDealer · 04-12-2011, 12:37 PM

I wouldn't buy any new Kindle at the moment... my K2US hasn't died yet (which is what it will take for me to even contemplate an ereader purchase).

wvcherrybomb · 04-12-2011, 12:38 PM

I voted "yes" but would like to clarify my answer.

I would pay $89 for it without a second thought.

At $99 I would give it serious consideration.

At $114 I would only buy if I found out that there are good deals offered exclusively to this Kindle.

tubemonkey · 04-12-2011, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by baccilus

For a $139 device, $25 is not an insignificant amount. However, I would like to know where the adds would be placed. If as screen saver, no problem. It will be fine as special notes too. Won't like to see them in the books though.

From Amazon:

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Special offers and sponsored screensavers display on the Kindle screensaver and on the bottom of the home screen—they don't interrupt reading.

tubemonkey · 04-12-2011, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by wvcherrybomb

I voted "yes" but would like to clarify my answer.

I would pay $89 for it without a second thought.

At $99 I would give it serious consideration.

At $114 I would only buy if I found out that there are good deals offered exclusively to this Kindle.

The initial crop of offers have enough deals in them to make it free for me, plus an additional $26 in cash. I'm jumping at this price point.

Catlady · 04-12-2011, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

From my post in another thread:

Here are some of the initial offers for this new Kindle:

$10 for $20 Amazon.com Gift Card
$6 for 6 Audible Books (normally $68)
$1 for an album in the Amazon MP3 Store
Buy one of 30 Kindle bestsellers with your Visa card and get $10 Amazon.com credit
50% off Roku Streaming Player (normally $99)

I'm in the market for the following items either for myself or for gifts:

Kindle 3 - $25 savings
Roku XDS - $50 savings
Audible books - $62 savings
Music - $8 savings
eBooks - $10 savings
Gift Cards - $10 savings

Do the math: $50 + $62 + $8 + $10 + $10 = $140 = FREE KINDLE and $26 left over.

I'm getting one - I love free when it's stuff I was getting anyway.

What's the fine print on all these?

DiapDealer · 04-12-2011, 01:17 PM

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What's the fine print on all these?

That they only have to offer you one of them to fulfill their end of the bargain.

ATDrake · 04-12-2011, 01:22 PM

If there are mandatory viewing ads involved, then they would have to pay me to use it, not the other way around.

Alternatively, it could come "'free', supported by ads", but I'd better get some "'free', supported by ads" books of my choice to read upon it.

abookreader · 04-12-2011, 01:24 PM

And those are only "deals" if they are things you would have bought anyway.

We've talked about a Roku player but I can't convince the family to give up DirectTV. I wouldn't use the Audible books. The MP3 deal and the Amazon credit are no brainers for me.

We're swimming in eReading devices around here but I'll be really interested in how this new offer works out for the guinea pigs who pre-order. So please keep us informed.

tubemonkey · 04-12-2011, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by abookreader

And those are only "deals" if they are things you would have bought anyway.

Exactly!

tubemonkey · 04-12-2011, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Catlady

What's the fine print on all these?

Probably something disgusting, like having to join the Republican Party.

Catlady · 04-12-2011, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Probably something disgusting, like having to join the Republican Party.

We're a big tent party, we'll even take people who fall for Amazon's schemes.

travfar · 04-12-2011, 02:33 PM

I don't have a problem with this. $25 is $25. From what I've read, the ads just replace the screensaver. I don't look at the screensaver anyways. If it gives me the option to purchase $20 Amazon GCs for $10, that's a major bonus. Some people would even pay to get access to deals like that.

But, I don't want the WiFi model. I need the 3G model to replace my Kindle 2 3G.

=X= · 04-12-2011, 02:45 PM

I would buy one and then promptly remove the screen saver adds.

Personally I'd be more interested in subsidized content not a subsidized eReader. I don't want to have to look at ads reading my personal content. But I don't so much mind ads if it's free/subsidized content I'm reading

GA Russell · 04-12-2011, 04:09 PM

After giving this some thought, I think I've decided that I would prefer regular ads on a device that was free.

I prefer the absence of ads, but ads for good deals don't bother me when I read my email, so they probably wouldn't bother me with this.

But since the Agency Six are dictating Amazon's prices and guaranteeing profits from their eBooks, I think I would prefer to go the old Gillette route of "Give 'em the razor and sell 'em the blade." And if they can give me the Kindle because the advertisers are paying for it, then I'll take it and use it.

Bricorn · 04-12-2011, 04:54 PM

If they're prettier than the screensaver. Those are some UGLY people.

View Poll Results: Would you buy the new $114 Kindle with the bonus offers?
No, I don't want the ads, even if they are discounts.	238	78.29%
Yes, I like the lower price and special bargains.	66	21.71%
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04-12-2011, 02:45 PM	#43
=X= Wizard Posts: 3,671 Karma: 12205348 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Galaxy S, Nook w/CM7	I would buy one and then promptly remove the screen saver adds. Personally I'd be more interested in subsidized content not a subsidized eReader. I don't want to have to look at ads reading my personal content. But I don't so much mind ads if it's free/subsidized content I'm reading Last edited by =X=; 04-12-2011 at 02:57 PM.

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04-12-2011, 12:37 PM	#31
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,891 Karma: 207182180 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I wouldn't buy any new Kindle at the moment... my K2US hasn't died yet (which is what it will take for me to even contemplate an ereader purchase).

04-12-2011, 12:38 PM	#32
wvcherrybomb Sharp Shootin' Grandma Posts: 847 Karma: 1123940 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sunny Florida Device: Kindle 3, Kindle Fire, Literati (has been adopted by my daughter)	I voted "yes" but would like to clarify my answer. I would pay $89 for it without a second thought. At $99 I would give it serious consideration. At $114 I would only buy if I found out that there are good deals offered exclusively to this Kindle.

04-12-2011, 01:22 PM	#37
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	If there are mandatory viewing ads involved, then they would have to pay me to use it, not the other way around. Alternatively, it could come "'free', supported by ads", but I'd better get some "'free', supported by ads" books of my choice to read upon it.

04-12-2011, 01:24 PM	#38
abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	And those are only "deals" if they are things you would have bought anyway. We've talked about a Roku player but I can't convince the family to give up DirectTV. I wouldn't use the Audible books. The MP3 deal and the Amazon credit are no brainers for me. We're swimming in eReading devices around here but I'll be really interested in how this new offer works out for the guinea pigs who pre-order. So please keep us informed.

04-12-2011, 02:33 PM	#42
travfar Groupie Posts: 186 Karma: 22910 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: laptop	I don't have a problem with this. $25 is $25. From what I've read, the ads just replace the screensaver. I don't look at the screensaver anyways. If it gives me the option to purchase $20 Amazon GCs for $10, that's a major bonus. Some people would even pay to get access to deals like that. But, I don't want the WiFi model. I need the 3G model to replace my Kindle 2 3G.

04-12-2011, 04:09 PM	#44
GA Russell Ticats/Als, Riders/Lions Posts: 7,717 Karma: 31487351 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	After giving this some thought, I think I've decided that I would prefer regular ads on a device that was free. I prefer the absence of ads, but ads for good deals don't bother me when I read my email, so they probably wouldn't bother me with this. But since the Agency Six are dictating Amazon's prices and guaranteeing profits from their eBooks, I think I would prefer to go the old Gillette route of "Give 'em the razor and sell 'em the blade." And if they can give me the Kindle because the advertisers are paying for it, then I'll take it and use it.

04-12-2011, 04:54 PM	#45
Bricorn Addict Posts: 289 Karma: 7788748 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Fun Town, Thailand Device: Kindle DXG	If they're prettier than the screensaver. Those are some UGLY people.