I wanted to take a brief moment to apologize for the comments I left on your site the other day regarding amazon’s possible consideration of inserting ads into future Kindle books.
Although I feel strongly about this, I didn’t mean to come across quite so harshly. In fact, I wanted to retract the post after re-reading it, but only had the option to add another.

I have a Kindle DX on order, and after reading your post, was half-tempted to cancel my order (and still might). Especially in light of the recent DRM concerns.

Don’t misunderstand me, I realize that ads serve a purpose, but there’s plenty of space for that type of thing in the kindle bookstore itself or on sites such as yours where I might actually want to see suggestions or related product ad. The only other point I’d like to reinforce is that although I agree with your statement that ads do generate revenue, there comes a point where it just boils down to corporate greed and erodes away at the overall experience. I can point to several examples where inserting ads into products didn’t impact the price point very much, if at all. But again, it’s a matter of opinion.

That said, I’m hoping amazon reconsiders some of their positions, and that you accept my apology.

I’m anxiously awaiting the shipment of my Kindle and love what you’ve done with the site so far.
If it’s any consolation, it was reading the related articles on kindlenewsandreviews.com that ultimately sold me on buying a kindle DX in the first place, and the ads didn’t bother me one bit.

Well thanks for hearing me out…
Dean

Your last point – that Amazon should offer the book in ad-free format – is an interesting one. I’d like to see how many people would prefer to pay for a book than to receive it for free but have ads present.

I like to immerse myself in a good book to get away from the world for awhile, not be reminded of how pitiful its become. Man, what’s next, roll-out ads printed on toilet paper? Pharmaceutical ads in the Bible; “Why trust God, ask your doctor about…”

If amazon does decide to move forward with this approach, I surely hope they continue to offer the same book in ad-free format, or for me, the relationship is over.