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The ad-supported model allows people to buy the kindle for less than the non-ad-supported model. AFAIK you can pay a one-time fee and remove them, or buy the no

by vageli 4y ago

The ad-supported model allows people to buy the kindle for less than the non-ad-supported model. AFAIK you can pay a one-time fee and remove them, or buy the non-ad-supported version in the first place.

dkarl 4y ago
There wasn't a choice when I bought mine.
- coder543 4y ago
  > There wasn't a choice when I bought mine. Ad-supported or not has always been a choice for as long as Amazon has offered ad-supported kindles. I remember making this choice about 10 years ago, and I made this choice about a month ago when I bought my most recent Kindle. If you bought it used or from a reseller, I don't know what to tell you, but Amazon gave you a choice if you bought it from them. As a source, here is an Engadget article from the time when this option was introduced: https://www.engadget.com/2011-04-11-amazon-releases-ad-supported-kindle.html https://www.engadget.com/2011-04-11-amazon-releases-ad-suppo... You can clearly see that Amazon offered the "with Special Offers" version alongside the versions without "Special Offers". The ad-supported version was discounted by $25 back then. Nowadays, it appears to be a $20 difference on the Paperwhite.
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