According to Beyond Black Friday, the MidFirst bank in Oklahoma is giving away free kindles to people who open new savings and checking accounts.
But there are other Kindle-related promotions as well. The blog mentions a Portland alternative bookstore that will let customers trade in their Kindle for an equivalent value in books. Since they sell used and remaindered books, from $2 – $6, this could be quite a haul.
More at the site. Thanks to David Cassel for the heads up.
Now if only the Kindle could check email, process word documents, share eBooks and toast english muffins as well… ‘twould be the ultimate tablet.
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Cambridge Trust Bank in MA also gives away kindles for opening an account
Just to set expectations, it’s not that you get a Kindle for opening an account. You get a Kindle for setting up at least $250 in recurring direct deposit, 25 debit card transactions and using estatements (there are probably more, that’s where I stopped reading). Trust me: they make plenty of money in fees from those DD and debit card transactions to cover the toy.
Jen wrote:
“Cambridge Trust Bank in MA also gives away kindles for opening an account”
At least that’s a step forward from free guns ….
Matthew, agreed. When I read the original news story, all the requirements were so one-sided and exhausting I never finished it. But at least we know who’s buying a lot of Kindles.