Advertising

Karellen · 12-28-2022, 04:03 AM

Why is there so much advertising for commercial products, completely unrelated to ebooks, on this forum?

I don't see it on my desktop, probably because of the adblockers I have installed, but on my ipad and iphone, it is pretty much more advertising than posts.

What makes it worse is that the advertisements are in the posts, breaking up paragraphs.

How is the revenue used?

JSWolf · 12-28-2022, 06:13 AM

I run Adblocker Ultimate and Ghostry with Firefox. I've not seen an advert on MR.

issybird · 12-28-2022, 09:08 AM

If you are signed in, you shouldn’t see any ads.

DiapDealer · 12-28-2022, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by issybird

If you are signed in, you shouldn’t see any ads.

That's been my experience. I don't run an ad-blocker and I see no ads when I'm signed in to Mobileread.

Deskisamess · 12-28-2022, 02:14 PM

I've never seen an ad here on Mobileread. Using an iPad most of the time.

Karellen · 12-28-2022, 02:19 PM

Heres a couple of examples of what I see when on my iphone (usually when I am sitting on the train, bored)

I am not logged in on my phone.

Deskisamess · 12-28-2022, 02:23 PM

What happens if you log in? I never read here without being logged in, so I did log out using Safari on my iPhone. The ads show up then.

Logging in will take care of it.

Karellen · 12-28-2022, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deskisamess

What happens if you log in?

Great. Logging in has removed the advertisements so I don't have to hunt around for ad-blockers for my iphone.

Thanks.

estral · 11-28-2023, 02:26 PM

It's pretty much the same for me when I'm browsing on my phone – ads everywhere! It's especially annoying when they break up the text, and you lose your spot.

I guess the reason for all these ads is pretty straightforward – forums need to make money somehow. Hosting a website isn't free, and ads are one of the easiest ways for them to generate revenue. It's a bit of a necessary evil, I suppose.

On a side note, I've been exploring digital marketing a bit and came across AdSpy software. It's fascinating to see how ads are targeted and the strategies behind them. It's a useful tool if you're curious about the behind-the-scenes of online advertising or if you're in the marketing field.

Sirtel · 11-28-2023, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by estral

It's pretty much the same for me when I'm browsing on my phone – ads everywhere... It's especially annoying when they break up the text, and you lose your spot.

Log in on your phone.

12-28-2022, 04:03 AM	#1
Karellen Wizard Posts: 1,362 Karma: 6794938 Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2	Advertising Why is there so much advertising for commercial products, completely unrelated to ebooks, on this forum? I don't see it on my desktop, probably because of the adblockers I have installed, but on my ipad and iphone, it is pretty much more advertising than posts. What makes it worse is that the advertisements are in the posts, breaking up paragraphs. How is the revenue used?

12-28-2022, 02:19 PM	#6
Karellen Wizard Posts: 1,362 Karma: 6794938 Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2	Heres a couple of examples of what I see when on my iphone (usually when I am sitting on the train, bored) I am not logged in on my phone. Attached Thumbnails

11-28-2023, 02:26 PM	#9
estral Just trying to survive Posts: 66 Karma: 210 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Nexus 7 2013, Galaxy Note 10.1 2014	It's pretty much the same for me when I'm browsing on my phone – ads everywhere! It's especially annoying when they break up the text, and you lose your spot. I guess the reason for all these ads is pretty straightforward – forums need to make money somehow. Hosting a website isn't free, and ads are one of the easiest ways for them to generate revenue. It's a bit of a necessary evil, I suppose. On a side note, I've been exploring digital marketing a bit and came across AdSpy software. It's fascinating to see how ads are targeted and the strategies behind them. It's a useful tool if you're curious about the behind-the-scenes of online advertising or if you're in the marketing field. Last edited by estral; 12-02-2023 at 12:11 PM.

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Deskisamess Wizard Posts: 2,685 Karma: 43102409 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ohio Device: iPhone 7+, iPad mini, 2021 iPad Pro 12.9",Paperwhite 6.8"	I've never seen an ad here on Mobileread. Using an iPad most of the time.

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Deskisamess Wizard Posts: 2,685 Karma: 43102409 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ohio Device: iPhone 7+, iPad mini, 2021 iPad Pro 12.9",Paperwhite 6.8"	What happens if you log in? I never read here without being logged in, so I did log out using Safari on my iPhone. The ads show up then. Logging in will take care of it.