They’re available to preorder now.
  • my_hat_stinks@programming.dev
    962·
    7 months ago

    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.

    • octochamp@lemmy.ml
      55·
      7 months ago

      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”

      • Pattyice@lemmy.ml
        15·
        7 months ago

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

    • zaphod@sopuli.xyz
      3·
      7 months ago

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

      • my_hat_stinks@programming.dev
        7·
        7 months ago

        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.

    • supercriticalcheese@lemmy.world
      1·
      7 months ago

      Lock screen in a ebook reader is not something you are bound to see much often since I would hope you have some kind of protection over it.