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I've seen this in old paperbacks. In the middle a lot of times there would be an insert - often for some sort of book club, but in one case I remember an ad for cigarettes.
But I guess this might be the next big scam on Amazon (and other book sites, even Feedbooks now). People taking PD books and stuffing them full of ads and uploading them. I guess better than trying to sell PD books, but only slightly better. |
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Otherwise, you're right, there are plenty of people out there with the "skilz", time and incentive to tweak the existing DRM-removal scripts. |
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I haven't clicked on the link yet, so I don't know any details.
But, my first thought is, "NO!" If I pay for an eBook I am not looking at any ads. EDIT: I've read the linked article. I would, for free, accept eBooks with an ad at the beginning or end. However, you couldn't pay me to read a book with an ad like the example cited from A Tale of Two Cities. It reminded me of the movie - Idiocracy. If you have never seen the movie, at least take the time to watch the opening intro. IMO, it's the funniest part. http://www.spike.com/video/first-10-minutes-of/2811209 Last edited by wvcherrybomb; 12-13-2010 at 07:38 PM. Reason: add |
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I suspect more ebook torrents in the future.
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Y'know, this comes up every 6 months or so, and it never turns into anything real.
Last time it was that Amazon patented a process about inserting ads into ebooks, and MR posters got into a big tizzy. And nothing happened. I seriously doubt this will ever turn into anything real. Ad revenues are just too low for ads to work in long-form texts. The closest we'll get is inserting ads for other books at the end of the ebook. |
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"Your book will continue in 35 seconds after this commercial break."
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Not only will there be ads in ebooks, but the prices will remain the same.
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I wouldn't mind few ads in a book, as long as they reduce the price of the eBook itself. Better yet, give me a choice, whether to buy with or without ads.
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Free e-books with adds, why not. But i'll go to the pay, add-free version, myself
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