opt-out of ads on your kindle

Ads can be extremely annoying, and they're usually unavoidable. Lucky for you, it's pretty easy to take them off your Kindle. Most methods only remove the ads temporarily, but this one should take them off for good (if it stops working, I'll update the post accordingly). I used it on my Kindle, then revised it slightly to make it as simple as possible.

This guide is for Windows, but you can adapt it for a Mac or Linux system if you're fairly tech savvy. The steps are much simpler than they look. It takes about 5 minutes, but it could take a little longer if you have a very slow computer or if your kindle is loaded with hundreds of books.

1. Connect Kindle to PC and allow USB mode.
2. Copy the "documents" folder onto your computer.
3. Unplug the USB cord.
4. From Home screen, press Menu, go to Settings.
5. Press Menu button again, go to Reset to Factory Defaults.
6. Select "OK".
7. After a few seconds, Kindle will restart. Be patient.
8. You will soon see the "Set Up Your Kindle" screen. Don't do anything yet.

9. Connect to your PC again.
10. Open the Kindle drive and copy the documents folder back where it was.
11. Enable hidden files in Windows.
12. Find the "system" folder in your Kindle drive.
13. Open up the Notepad program, type 123, click save as. Name it .assets and save as filetype all files. Put it on your desktop.
14. Drag it into the "system" folder of your Kindle.
15. Open the system folder, right-click the .assets file, choose Properties.
16. Check the "Read-only" box and click OK.
17. Unplug your Kindle.

Now we will “Set Up Your Kindle”. Connect to Wi-Fi, then register with Amazon (in settings).

POOF! No ads! Go to Web browser then back to Home. STILL NO ADS! Not even the "Please connect wirelessly to download sponsored offers" banner. You won’t find the "View Special Offers" option in the menu either. Enjoy your ad-free kindle! Feel free to comment with any questions, I'll try my best to answer them.