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Yes, but it's up front and obvious, not hidden in legalese or added in a future update. That seems fine to me.
by ianferrel 5y ago
Yes, but it's up front and obvious, not hidden in legalese or added in a future update.
That seems fine to me.
- Baeocystin 5y agoI agree. I have zero problems with my subsidized-by-ads Kindle, because I knew what I was getting when I bought it in the first place. And, to Amazon's credit, the ads are unobtrusive. You get an ad for another book on your lockscreen; not a big deal, and most importantly, you are never, ever interrupted once you've unlocked the device. If Amazon ever switched to an intrusive-ad model, I'd pitch the thing in the trash without a second thought.
- genewitch 5y agoI bought a third gen Kindle I think, ad supported, no keyboard, for $30. This year I was charging it while reading and got up and kicked the cord, causing the kindle to smash into my heel, breaking the display. I was able to get the latest Paperwhite, trading in the old, broken Kindle, for $58. If it lasts as long as my old one (8 years) I'll be fine with that. I don't use it often, I keep a lot of reference and old books (like Raymond Chandler), I stopped buying Kindle books after three consecutive books were missing the last chapter or so. The kindle windows conversion program (Kindle preview 3) will handle nearly everything that the "email yourself a book @kindle.com" won't, and for everything else there's calibre. I had a book and a couple of palm pilots and other portable LCD screened things over a decade ago, and the kindle is the best for the price I get them at.