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Re:Retirement of Amazon MOBI eBook file format by gambiting on Thursday August 11, 2022 @05:58AM (#32423560)
Again, if Amazon just said "hey you get £10 off your Kindle purchase if you subscribe to our newsletter", would that be any better?

>>why would they need to make a version where you got ads on top of that

Gee, to make a device cheaper for you.

>>I guess if we follow your logic they could build phones, consoles and TVs with ads too

I mean....yes. I'm just surprised this hasn't happened already.

Re:Retirement of Amazon MOBI eBook file format by Beldin on Thursday August 11, 2022 @07:55AM (#32424332)
It has - 5 or so years ago, non-smart TVs were more expensive than the same ones with "smartness".