Sony Reader will get third-party ads


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Sony Reader will get third-party ads

article published on 13 May, 2009

Sony has announced that its popular e-book reader, the Sony Reader, will soon be getting third-party advertisements in an effort to gain revenue from the platform. Steve Haber, president of the company's digital reading division, adds that the Reader is giving publishers new ways to generate revenue, especially as traditional media continues to see declining profits. ?There are so ... [ read the full article ]

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Lothros

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13. May 2009 @ 20:54

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Wow... Just.... Wow.

So I can either buy the Superior Kindle that has NO ads, or I can buy the Sub-Par Sony one and be bombarded by ads when I read my books...

Once again Sony has missed the point entirely.

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cart0181

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14. May 2009 @ 21:53

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Hah! As I read this article, there's 2 Kindle ads being displayed. I wonder if A.D. had anything to do with that.

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hermes_vb

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15. May 2009 @ 12:04

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