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sabredog · 08-31-2010, 07:53 PM

Very true. but the one advantage the Kobo has over the kindle is its availability locally. The Kobo is visible to shop customers within both Angus and Robertson and Borders. Interested customers can see, touch and use the Kobo in-store.

This is a huge advantage for Kobo to have and is something the Kindle (and the locally available Kogan) is not able to do.

In that regard even at AU$199, the Kobo is still priced competitively within the Australian market.

08-31-2010, 07:53 PM	#9
sabredog Geographically Restricted Posts: 2,629 Karma: 14933353 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Device: Sony PRS-T3, Kindle Voyage, iPad Air2, Nexus7v2	Very true. but the one advantage the Kobo has over the kindle is its availability locally. The Kobo is visible to shop customers within both Angus and Robertson and Borders. Interested customers can see, touch and use the Kobo in-store. This is a huge advantage for Kobo to have and is something the Kindle (and the locally available Kogan) is not able to do. In that regard even at AU$199, the Kobo is still priced competitively within the Australian market. Last edited by sabredog; 08-31-2010 at 07:59 PM.