Kindle now with ads, the greedy ba***rds

[lornemalvo]

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[Mr E]

1) it’s been that way for years
2) if you don’t like it, you can pay to remove the adverts

[emperorburger]

lornemalvo said:

How many years? My Paperwhite has never had ads

Stick with it then.

[NMNeil]

For anything that uses the internet via a router Raspberry Pi Hole will block most of those ads.
For Kindle you can either pay not to have ads, jailbreak it (risky), or toss it in the bin and get a regular Android tablet.

[Mr E]

lornemalvo said:

How many years? My Paperwhite has never had ads

According to wiki (so might be a lie), 2011. My previous 2 devices in the uk (so from ~2014 ish) had the ads.

[RizzoTheRat]

I think you could always pay extra for the one without ads. My 10+ year old one (first ones without the keyboard) has ads, they only show when I turn it off so I hardly ever notice them, all they are is adverts for books.

[MYOB]

I paid a premium for my kindle which specified no ads. Bought around 5 years ago.

Still no ads!

[Taita]

Buy a Kindle Paperwhite Kids - no ads and identical hardware

Came with 2 years replacement if broken too.

[595Heaven]

Be annoyed with yourself, not Amazon. Spend the extra next time

[Greedydog]

I have no idea why anyone would pay extra for the ‘no ads’ version as they only appear on the Lock Screen which you only see when you switch it on and off. You just swipe once and they’re gone.

[lornemalvo]

Greedydog said:

I have no idea why anyone would pay extra for the ‘no ads’ version as they only appear on the Lock Screen which you only see when you switch it on and off. You just swipe once and they’re gone.

Did not know that, no problem with that

[lornemalvo]

595Heaven said:

Be annoyed with yourself, not Amazon. Spend the extra next time

You don't think that amounts to greed, being made to pay extra not to have ads on a product that you bought, to read books that you also bought? We accept this st too readily

[anonymous-user]

lornemalvo said:

Did not know that, no problem with that

If you didn't know how the adverts were served, and therefore how to dismiss them, you clearly have never used the device.
If you have never used the device, you cannot have been affected by the adverts.
So what exactly are you ranting about?

[_Yeti]

I would highly recommend getting a Kobo reader instead if you decide to change. You can connect to your local libraries stock via Overdrive on the Kobo itself. You can also load your own epubs via USB as well.

[Sebring440]

For context:

lornemalvo said:

This may have been the case for a while, but it seems new Kindle Paperwhites now come with adverts. It seems that despite being one of the top 3 richest men in the world, selling us Kindles and the books to go with it is not enough, the greedy ba**tard. Too many ads are the bane of TV and the internet, mostly selling us sh*t we don't need, at least let us read a f***ing book in peace.

[realjv]

595Heaven said:

Be annoyed with yourself, not Amazon. Spend the extra next time

Given that Amazon use proprietary DRM on Kindle ebooks they sell I'm not sure that's true. Ultimately they are in control and can do anything they want. Despite paying for the hardware and paying for the content you still have no say.

[Dingu]

lornemalvo said:

You don't think that amounts to greed, being made to pay extra not to have ads on a product that you bought, to read books that you also bought? We accept this st too readily

Perhaps the ads version is cheaper than it would have been sold and therefore more accessible to a wider audience. It also gives windbags something I whinge about.