I wonder if Oprah feels used?

[k_reader]

Oprah is a billionaire.  She loves to read (as we all do).  She does shows on her favorite products and of course, as we all know, Kindle is a great product for people who love to read. She did the same advertising on her show, that all of us do "out in the wild".  I haven't received mine yet, but when I do, I will be demoing it to about 30 people here at work.  They are all excited to see it!

I do not believe for a second that she was paid a cent for talking about Kindle.  We can all understand why she loved the product.  I bet that Amazon donated all the kindles given away on the show, and of course, absorbed the $50 discount. 

Its too bad that Amazon didn't extend the discount... the last "orderers" of K1 that actually received a K1 didn't all get the $50 discount... anyone who ordered between Nov. 1st when the discount expired and late November when the Kindle went out of stock should have gotten the $50 discount (thus reducing the first generation product by $50 in the months before the second generation was released).  Oh well, hindsight is 20/20.

[ricky]

No way, Oprah doesn't feel used regarding the Kindle.  And if she did, she would have a show about it, and her followers would shun the Kindle...  She holds great power, but she tends to use it gently.  And this is a great concession, coming from me, because I do not like Oprah one tiny bit.  Her followers tend to be rabid in their glory of her and she loves and encourages that adulation.  Instinctively that scares me.  She is very rich and has no need for payment from Amazon or a free Kindle... 

[daryy]

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[Tippy]

Betcha anything Jeff Bezos made sure Oprah has at least 100 k2s.  It is the least he could do considering what Oprah did for Amazon free gratis.  I had never heard of Amazon Kindle prior to Oprah's show airing in October.  I do not watch Oprah regularly nor am I concerned if she made Amazon pay her to plug their product.  I am immensely grateful for actually having seen the show.  That and that alone is the reason I purchased my beloved Kindle.  Kindle is the best gift I have ever given myself.

Having said that I doubt very much that anyone could pay her money to tell her loyal audience that Kindle is one of her favorite gadgets.  Find it impossible to believe that Oprah is that sort of person.  I would, however, love to know which friend gave her a Kindle. 

[Linda Cannon-Mott]

Betcha anything Jeff Bezos made sure Oprah has at least 100 k2s.  It is the least he could do considering what Oprah did for Amazon free gratis.  I had never heard of Amazon Kindle prior to Oprah's show airing in October.  I do not watch Oprah regularly nor am I concerned if she made Amazon pay her to plug their product.  I am immensely grateful for actually having seen the show.  That and that alone is the reason I purchased my beloved Kindle.  Kindle is the best gift I have ever given myself.

Having said that I doubt very much that anyone could pay her money to tell her loyal audience that Kindle is one of her favorite gadgets.  Find it impossible to believe that Oprah is that sort of person.  I would, however, love to know which friend gave her a Kindle. 

Kindle... the gift that keeps on giving! I agree with you 100% the best gift I ever gave myself too. Oprah is passionate about anything she endorses, her favorite things is an example. You can be assured anything she endorses she has one or more  of it/them and has put it to the test. I have purchased 2 or 3 of her favorite things over the years and loved them.

[Wells83]

I seriously don't think they needed Oprah to move their K1 inventory. They were so over subscribed relative to the supply I think they would have few if any K1s left if their was no Oprah endorsement. I also think that Oprah has probably spent less than one millionth of a nanosecond worrying about this.

Steve

Agreed.  I don't see why Oprah would have a cause to feel used anyway.