Amazon Announces Cheaper, $114 Kindle With Ads - Page 2 - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

gzink · 2011-04-27, 07:03 PM

only on the bottom of the front page..only on the screensaver. That's where it starts...After you pay we'll change our policy. Who hasn't seen that these days?

Fry1989 · 2011-04-27, 09:28 PM

I'm interested in the Kindle, but what would be nicer is if they starting giving us US prices since our Dollar has been worth more than the USD for 3 months now

james99 · 2011-04-28, 07:54 AM

I don't understand. You pay in USD not Canadian dollars.

hugh · 2011-04-28, 08:10 AM

I would never buy it but it seems many people are content to sit through or click thru ads to save a few bucks so let the market decide.

james99 · 2011-04-28, 08:48 AM

The ad(s) replaces the screen saver so instead of seeing a photo of a famous author you see an ad.

Doesn't get in the way of your reading experience.

hugh · 2011-04-28, 09:02 AM

I still wouldn`t buy it but, again, to each his own.

nakedgord · 2011-05-08, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hugh

I would never buy it but it seems many people are content to sit through or click thru ads to save a few bucks so let the market decide.

Until the market decides it wants more of the market and they make it so everyone can't buy a book unless it has ads even if their device is the non-ad model.

nakedgord · 2011-05-08, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScaryBob

IMHO, if it has ads, it should be free.

I agree totally however by that logic most of cable TV should be free.

james99 · 2011-05-14, 05:57 PM

According to Amazon’s “Bestsellers in Electronics” list, the company’s $114 ad-subsidized “Kindle with Special Offers,” is the most popular model in the Kindle family of eReaders. The device — launched on April 13th — is just $25 cheaper than the $139 Kindle Wi-Fi version, but it comes with sponsored screen savers and advertisements on the bottom of the screen. We originally suspected that most people would splurge for the Wi-Fi version and avoid ads, but perhaps users aren’t as turned off to them as we thought. All of this only matters, of course, if the Bestsellers list is to be believed.

james99 · 2011-09-13, 10:17 AM

More stats to suggest that this is selling well:

http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/201...on-ad-kindles/

2011-04-28, 08:10 AM	#19
hugh Member #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 47,492	I would never buy it but it seems many people are content to sit through or click thru ads to save a few bucks so let the market decide. __________________ As of January 2012, I am no longer the owner of the Digital Home website. If you have questions about the operation of the site, please contact VSAdmin. For personal inquiries contact me at the Hugh Thompson website.

2011-04-28, 09:02 AM	#21
hugh Member #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 47,492	I still wouldn`t buy it but, again, to each his own. __________________ As of January 2012, I am no longer the owner of the Digital Home website. If you have questions about the operation of the site, please contact VSAdmin. For personal inquiries contact me at the Hugh Thompson website.

2011-05-14, 05:57 PM	#24
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	Amazon’s $114 ad-supported Kindle is the best selling version According to Amazon’s “Bestsellers in Electronics” list, the company’s $114 ad-subsidized “Kindle with Special Offers,” is the most popular model in the Kindle family of eReaders. The device — launched on April 13th — is just $25 cheaper than the $139 Kindle Wi-Fi version, but it comes with sponsored screen savers and advertisements on the bottom of the screen. We originally suspected that most people would splurge for the Wi-Fi version and avoid ads, but perhaps users aren’t as turned off to them as we thought. All of this only matters, of course, if the Bestsellers list is to be believed.

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2011-04-27, 07:03 PM	#16
gzink Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 907	only on the bottom of the front page..only on the screensaver. That's where it starts...After you pay we'll change our policy. Who hasn't seen that these days?

2011-04-27, 09:28 PM	#17
Fry1989 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Orillia, Ontario Posts: 543	I'm interested in the Kindle, but what would be nicer is if they starting giving us US prices since our Dollar has been worth more than the USD for 3 months now

2011-04-28, 07:54 AM	#18
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	I don't understand. You pay in USD not Canadian dollars.

2011-04-28, 08:48 AM	#20
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	The ad(s) replaces the screen saver so instead of seeing a photo of a famous author you see an ad. Doesn't get in the way of your reading experience.

2011-09-13, 10:17 AM	#25
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	More stats to suggest that this is selling well: http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/201...on-ad-kindles/