Possible value: People can see in advance what the ads look like and decide if it would be too annoying. I bought a Kindle reader a year ago; went for the chea

Possible value: People can see in advance what the ads look like and decide if it would be too annoying. I bought a Kindle reader a year ago; went for the cheaper ad-supported version. At first it was annoying, but now I don't care. I don't look at the screen if I'm not using it so I don't see the "screen saver" ads but briefly. There are some smallish banner ad type things on the pages that list what material is on the device, but they too have become essentially invisible to me. What surprises me is that none of the ads seem relevant to either whats on the device or my purchase history with Amazon. Most important, when reading I see no ads. I wonder if it's the same thing on the Fire? Can you turn off the screen when not in use? I expect it goes blank fairly quickly to save power. For someone who is considering buying a device it's helpful to know what to expect. That said, stuff like this just sounds silly .. Instead what I paid for is an obscene device that would be more appropriately called a "Personal Advertisement Consumption Assistant" (PACA), because that is exactly what it is. It is crippled with Amazon's custom Android, which again is simply the Amazon home page inundating you with ads. ... when you know in advance there will be ads shown. Plus, the Amazon product page says this: Special Offers and Sponsored Screensavers display on Kindle Fire tablet lock screens and do not appear while you are using the device. If it's so painful just turn the damn thing over on its face.