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Kobo announces its first color e-readers (www.theverge.com)
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Kobo announces its first color e-readers

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[–] 98 points 2 years ago (3 children)

with extras like [..] no lockscreen ads

What the fuck? Why is that an extra not just the default? It's great that this product isn't riddled with ads, but that's like saying it's great a burger is not made of human shit; it's crazy that anyone would tolerate a shit-burger in the first place.

Maybe ads are normal in the e-reader space for some reason, but that's just insane to me.

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  • [–] 55 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I think it's only Amazon that does lock screen ads but since they have two-thirds of the market share globally (and a near monopoly in the US where the Verge is based) then whatever they do in the e-reader space is "normal"

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Just talking here in the US, the only competitor Amazon has really had here is Nook which also has lock screen ads

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Kobo is also available in the US

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I know but I meant as popularity wise. I don't think most people outside the Hard-core privacy/tech focused crowd know it.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You can buy "discounted" Kindle e-readers with ads, or you can buy them without ads for full price.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    There's no discount there, you're just accepting their marketing bullshit. That sounds to me like the company is double-dipping by shoving ads in your face and making the product objectively worse, then charging even more for a "premium" model where the only difference is they haven't intentionally downgraded it.

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