Thanks to Calibre, I can read The Economist (which I'm paying for!) on my Kindle, in a format that doesn't bombard me with animated ads like their new iPad app does.
FILENAME=/tmp/economist-$(date +"%Y-%m-%d").mobi
/usr/bin/ebook-convert "The Economist.recipe" $FILENAME --output-profile=kindle_voyage --username=[your_user] --password=[your_password] --keep-ligatures --smarten-punctuation --change-justification left --mobi-file-type new --mobi-keep-original-images
and then E-mails $FILENAME to my kindle address.
As a side note: I wish The Economist provided this service, but they don't. Instead, they started "enhancing" their mobile apps to include incredibly distracting, animated ads. I am very unhappy with how they are treating their readers. Also, what could these banners ads possibly be worth? $10/user/year? $25/user/year? Just let me pay more for my subscription and treat me respectfully.
Also, what could these banners ads possibly be worth?
I would guess not as much as the revenue lost when I said, "enough of this shit, I'll get my news elsewhere.", but less than collective ad revenue from those that don't care or can't be bothered.
