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onehandle

(51,122 posts) Sun Jul 21, 2013, 03:17 PM Jul 2013

Amazon Kindle television ads sure have a lot of boobs and bikinis in them.

What are they selling?

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Amazon Kindle television ads sure have a lot of boobs and bikinis in them. (Original Post) onehandle Jul 2013 OP

3 guesses. First two don't count. hobbit709 Jul 2013 #1

You know the saying, RavensChick Jul 2013 #2

The Kindle has ads???????? dixiegrrrrl Jul 2013 #3

You can get one without ads tabbycat31 Jul 2013 #5

Exactly what people use them to read about! Sentath Jul 2013 #4

Advertisement is about selling the sizzle not the meat olddots Jul 2013 #6

I hadn't noticed. HappyMe Jul 2013 #7

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hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

1. 3 guesses. First two don't count.

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Sun Jul 21, 2013, 03:18 PM

Jul 2013

RavensChick

(3,123 posts)

2. You know the saying,

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Sun Jul 21, 2013, 03:20 PM

Jul 2013

sex sells.

Besides, I'm planning on getting a Kindle soon, and I don't need boobs in my face to convince me.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

3. The Kindle has ads????????

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Sun Jul 21, 2013, 03:36 PM

Jul 2013

Had no idea...
thanks for the heads up.

tabbycat31

(6,336 posts)

5. You can get one without ads

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 01:15 PM

Jul 2013

I paid $20 extra for my Kindle Fire HD to get it without ads. To me, no ads was worth $20.

Sentath

(2,243 posts)

4. Exactly what people use them to read about!

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 11:32 AM

Jul 2013

I think the NYTimes had something, but they're unsearchable for me this morning. this is what I could find: http://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/e-readers-stimulating-the-sales-of-erotica-ebooks/

olddots

(10,237 posts)

6. Advertisement is about selling the sizzle not the meat

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Mon Jul 22, 2013, 01:49 PM

Jul 2013

well maybe now they are selling the meat

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)

7. I hadn't noticed.

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Mon Jul 22, 2013, 01:57 PM

Jul 2013

Still not gonna buy any apple stuff.

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