So I’ve purchased an Amazon Kindle Paperwhite recently, and am totally enjoying it. Well I was enjoying my previous Kindle until I lost it on a plane. Anyway, the new device comes with this “Special Offers” ad option, which I then realised typically require an additional US$20 to remove.
I hopped onto the online chat on Amazon, and asked for them to help remove this, as I’m not using the Kindle in the US, which would make most of the ads useless to me anyway. They probably could track which country IP I’m using the Kindle from, so I’m glad they promptly offered to remove it for free.
So if you purchase an Amazon Kindle and you don’t want the ads, you can just contact their customer service to have it removed. Hope that helps!