Want to save a few bucks on a Kindle and enjoy being told what to buy? Well! Amazon’s set to unleash Kindle with Special Offers upon Best Buy and Target next month, a device that costs $US25 less than a Wi-Fi Kindle – but makes up for it by cramming in ads.
The new ebook reader will retail for $US114, and to be honest the ads don’t sound all that intrusive; they’ll be on the screen saver and on your home screen, but they won’t show up in your ebooks. There doesn’t appear to be a 3G Special Offers edition.
Think of it like this: are you the kind of person who downloads the “Lite” version of an app, or do you shell out a buck or two to stay ad-free? If you’re on a blogger’s salary, you kinda welcome any opportunity to be the former. Kindle with Special Offers will be available at the retailers mentioned above, as well as Amazon.com, starting May 3rd. [AP]
Crispy
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 9:34 AMiOS apps that are ad-supported are usually free…
Adrian Cascun-Valencic
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 9:52 AMIf it means my screen savers aren’t always made up of the same half-dozen boring images, AND it costs less – hell yeah I’ll take one!
Stevjosco
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 10:25 AMI don’t mind the idea and agree with Adrian – even ads would be better than the current screensavers – but I think a $25 discount is too little. Drop the price to $99 and the deal becomes a lot sweeter.