05-27-2011, 08:43 AM | #106 | |
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But I can GUARANTEE you that "optional ads that consumers have to choose to see" are NOT something most advertisers are going to want to pay for. Heck, Amazon isn't even paying for that. They're slightly cutting into their Kindle profit margin. Not the same thing. |
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05-27-2011, 10:56 AM | #107 |
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Given the success of the KSO , you would be wrong about that. Remember, no one actually has to even look at the scree savers or go to the Special Offers
home page. They want to, because they like the offers. And I'm sure that the advertisers don't get to put those ads on the screen savers and so home page for free. Last edited by stonetools; 05-27-2011 at 11:12 AM. |
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05-27-2011, 12:01 PM | #108 | |
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Find me these advertisers; I need startup capital for a business project. |
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05-27-2011, 02:13 PM | #109 | ||
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That is a very different type of ad strategy than what most advertisers are able to pursue. Quote:
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05-27-2011, 10:53 PM | #110 | |
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Well, we have moved from "it's impossible to present ads across all platforms" to "Its impossible to present useful ads" to "OK, the subsidy from the ads CAN'T be $5 per ebook". Progress. The point is that there is a technically possible model for ads in ebooks. Advertisers who pay for ads in the KSO will pay SOMETHING for ads in a KESO. If Amazon aggregates enough of those advertisers, then its a financially sustainable model. |
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05-27-2011, 11:01 PM | #111 | |
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It is true that Amazon initially provided the majority of the offers on the KSO. However, outside advertisers have always participated in the KSO program and Amazon is recruiting more advertisers. Their share of the Kindle Special Offers program will only grow. |
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05-28-2011, 08:42 AM | #112 |
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Sometimes I buy a magazine just to get the ads. I know my grandmother looked at the newspaper just to see the ads and I suspect my mother did. If the headline said, "Mayor murdered in love nest," they might have missed it heading to an ad for spring dresses.
Ads I hate are the ones designed to, supposedly, force you to look at them. First on my hate list are the plethora of cards that cascade to the floor when I open a magazine. So, I always open my magazine and riffle the pages in the newstand. Second, at the ads on cards stuck in the magazine where you need to tear them out before you can read the article. Aaargh! The ads, as described, on the Kindles wouldn't bother me in the least. |
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I for one am getting really tired of you trying to turn an interesting discussion into some kind of moral crusade where the nasty people on the other side of the fence keep moving the argument every time you supposedly lay down a gotcha. It's so tiresome. |
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05-28-2011, 09:27 AM | #114 |
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Did you ever meet one those people who've never been wrong (or changed their mind) about one single thing in their lives... ever?
It rarely goes well. Because the topic of conversation is irrelevant... hell, the conversation is irrelevant. The only thing relevant seems to be; "hear me speak, oh ye who are not me!" |
05-28-2011, 01:38 PM | #115 | |
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At least it's interesting to read for awhile. |
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05-28-2011, 05:42 PM | #116 | |
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When I pointed out politely that anamardoll made a mistake, he didn't admit it but responded by accusing me of being self-righteous . Seems like case of projection to me. Possibly Diapdialer should have considered that, before jumping in with his me too post at 1.27 PM. Now DD should apologize for that, but frankly I am not holding my breath |
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