Are Subsidized Tablets On The Way?

Ever since Amazon announced the Kindle eReader device, there has been speculation about whether Amazon would provide a subsidized version. It took a while, but recently Amazon started selling the Kindle with Special Offers, which is a Kindle that you can buy for $114 that displays special offers and sponsored screensavers on the Kindle screensaver and on the bottom of the home screen. Today the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News newspapers announced a pilot program in which they will sell discounted Android tablets that has access to their content built-in.

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