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by jsheard 531 days ago
Not to excuse the ads, but apparently it's pretty easy to scam their customer support into removing them for free. Just send a support message saying the Kindle belongs to a kid and you're concerned about them seeing inappropriate ads, or something along those lines.
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Thanks. That's a good tip. And not even much of a scam: I do have a kid who uses the device, and they do push ads for vaguely pornographic romance novels. (Though I've never read a romance novel in my life...)
No scam required, if you ask nicely they are usually happy to. Not always, but you could always try again with a different agent.
If not that, a relatively small fee will remove the ads. I believe it's under $20, one time.
They'll probably come back when the next update is pushed. That would be my bet, anyway.
Or just buy the non advert infected one.