I don't normally read ads, but... (fwd)
- From: Michael Hart <hart@[redacted]>
- Subject: I don't normally read ads, but... (fwd)
- Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 12:09:34 -0500 (EST)
This one from the NYT direct this morning...
At 6:31 AM -0500 12/19/01, The New York Times Direct wrote:
>/--------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------\
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>
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>
>http://ads.nyt.com/th.ad/th-gemstar3/gemstartext.html/?_RM_REDIR_=http://www.skymall.com
>\---------------------------------------------------------/
[Moderator: The "free" offerings are described at
http://www.gemstar-ebook.com/eb_promo/default.asp .
In summary, the customer chooses 7 titles from a set
of 18 "current" releases, chooses 20 "classic" titles from a set
of public domain books such as you might find on
Gutenberg or other free sites, and gets 1-3 month
e-subscriptions to a fixed set of periodicals.
The GemStar devices start at $150, cannot be exported, and due to
"secured registration requirements" are not returnable. - JMO]