Kindles "with Special Offers"

[bednobs]

i need a new kindle, and quite fancy the new waterproof one. i have had several kindles, but never one with special offers (which i gather is advertising)
could anyone who has one tell me how intrusive the ads are?

[-SharonA-]

On my Kindle fire, I only get the adverts when logging in. And on my paperwhite, I must be honest, I've yet to see an advert.

[Eleena]

Not intrusive in my opinion. I love my Kindles, the only buy bear with me is the charging port, on one especially. Goes in on a slant and is loose, so I sometimes don't find it charged, so have to check on it!

[Eleena]

What are the 'special' offers bednobs?

[CrapAtCryptics]

Like a lot of tablets and phones they have a fair amount of bloatware. Amazon dont trust us to use only whatwe need so they preload everything. Maybe they can be rooted so the carp can be thinned out.

[bednobs]

special offers are ads that supposedly appear on the lock screen. It makes a big difference I to the price

[hc4361]

It makes a difference of £10, I believe, and you can pay that after purchase if you do get sick of the ads.
The ads are mainly 'recommendations' for further reading.

I much prefer my Kobo

[maggiebee]

Have a Kindle Paperwhite and don't get any adverts. Why would you need a waterproof one bednobs? Just being nosy.

[hc4361]

Reading in the bath, I guess

[douglas9401]

A waterproof one is handy for those prone to 'PMSL' when reading humorous tomes.