[webmaven]

Same.

BTW, I purchased the discounted "sponsored" version that shows ads but employed a minor "hack" to turn off the promotional messages.

I also don't purchase any ebooks from the Kindle store (which makes those promotional messages particularly pointless and annoying) as there are plenty of legitimate sources that provide DRM-free ebooks in standards-compliant EPUB format that I can back up on my own computer in perpetuity, and transform into Kindle-compatible MOBI files on demand for transfer to the device via USB.

[Tagbert]

I did purchase the non-sponsored Kindle in the most recent version but had sponsored versions before and the promotions were pretty inoffensive. I only switched this past time as I decided I wanted the actual book artwork to show on the screen instead of a promotional image.