WH Smith to sell Cybook Gen3 in Paris

Alexander Turcic · 08-28-2008, 07:44 PM

Solym from Actualitté sent us word that WH Smith France, the French subsidiary of the British bookseller, is going to sell the Cybook Gen3 e-reader. So if you happen to stroll by the famous "rue de Rivoli" alongside the Tuileries gardens in Paris, don't forget to step in the store and to check out the juicy Gen3 device.

Link: Exclusif : WH Smith France vendra le Cybook en septembre

zelda_pinwheel · 08-28-2008, 07:46 PM

hey, thats great news !!! liseuses need a lot more visibility over here (i'm amazed how few french people know about them, when Bookeen and Mobipocket and others are in paris...), so the more shops that carry them, the better. perhaps i'll take a stroll over myself to see how they are displayed. i'll try to take a photo if i do.

LeserattePD · 08-29-2008, 02:54 AM

So the french subsidiary will, but what about the english parent company?

So far, here in the UK, Borders is doing the Iliad book edition and Waterstones the Sony PRS-505...

HarryT · 08-29-2008, 03:07 AM

Very good news that eBook Readers are hitting the major retailers now.

GeoffC · 08-29-2008, 04:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeserattePD

So the french subsidiary will, but what about the english parent company?

So far, here in the UK, Borders is doing the Iliad book edition and Waterstones the Sony PRS-505...

It'll be more interesting to see the price!!

HarryT · 08-29-2008, 04:17 AM

I'd guess it'll be the same as the on-line price - €350.

GeoffC · 08-29-2008, 04:52 AM

UK price .... £ 350.00 LOL....

HarryT · 08-29-2008, 06:19 AM

The UK price is £269, Geoff, which is actually somewhat cheaper than the Euro price given the current exchange rate. At the current rate, €350 = €282. We're saving about £13 buying in £ rather than €.

GeoffC · 08-29-2008, 06:33 AM

That must be a first....we shall see - that is if the UK WH Smith get around to it...

Mindy · 08-29-2008, 09:32 AM

On a similar note, I emailed the WHSmith ebookstore the other day to say that it was great to see them in the market but unfortunate that they're current offering is a bit limited (I didn't mention 'uncompetitively priced', I'll save that for a follow-up) and suggested a wishlist function.

Received the following:
"Thank you for your feedback and suggestions on the WHSmith eBookshop. We are planning to implement some updates to the web site in the near future. While the Wish List feature may not be added at that point, we will certainly keep it in mind for further enhancements. Thank you again, and please let us know if there is any way we can be of assistance. Thank you. Sincerely,The WHSmith eBook Support Team"

Nice, polite, prompt response and always good to have another resource, although I really do feel they need to 'up their game' a lot to be a serious contender where ebooks are concerned.

Faenad · 08-29-2008, 10:52 AM

I emailed a few days ago the Brentano's bookstore (http://www.brentanos.fr ) about the Cybook, they replied to me this morning that they still have a few standard Cybook Gen3 in stock at 350€.

I will certainly visit them to have a look at the device, even if I ordered instead a PRS-505

Format C: · 08-29-2008, 11:42 AM

In spring, when iLiad & Cybook hit the shops here (in Milan and Rome, I think), they sold-out in a couple of weeks...
I don't know how many items there where, not too many I suppose, but we can see it as a good omen for our french cousins...

Tommo43 · 09-03-2008, 04:47 PM

I'm confused about the prices of the cybook on the WH Smith web page is
Cybook Gen3 eBook Reader

£149.99

while e readers are showing it priced at £253 Is this the start of a price war

Bob

HarryT · 09-04-2008, 02:18 AM

Do you have a link to that, Bob? It certainly sounds like a error, but it would be nice if it were not.

kesey · 09-04-2008, 04:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Do you have a link to that, Bob? It certainly sounds like a error, but it would be nice if it were not.

http://www.whsmith.co.uk/CatalogAndS...-90010859.html

Cybook Gen3 eBook Reader £149.99

Interesting price. Must check if they have it in stock.

08-28-2008, 07:44 PM	#1
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	WH Smith to sell Cybook Gen3 in Paris Solym from Actualitté sent us word that WH Smith France, the French subsidiary of the British bookseller, is going to sell the Cybook Gen3 e-reader. So if you happen to stroll by the famous "rue de Rivoli" alongside the Tuileries gardens in Paris, don't forget to step in the store and to check out the juicy Gen3 device. Link: Exclusif : WH Smith France vendra le Cybook en septembre

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08-28-2008, 07:46 PM	#2
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	hey, thats great news !!! liseuses need a lot more visibility over here (i'm amazed how few french people know about them, when Bookeen and Mobipocket and others are in paris...), so the more shops that carry them, the better. perhaps i'll take a stroll over myself to see how they are displayed. i'll try to take a photo if i do.

08-29-2008, 02:54 AM	#3
LeserattePD Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 136 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: UK Device: Ebookwise 1150, Kindle 3	So the french subsidiary will, but what about the english parent company? So far, here in the UK, Borders is doing the Iliad book edition and Waterstones the Sony PRS-505...

08-29-2008, 03:07 AM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Very good news that eBook Readers are hitting the major retailers now.

08-29-2008, 04:17 AM	#6
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I'd guess it'll be the same as the on-line price - €350.

08-29-2008, 04:52 AM	#7
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	UK price .... £ 350.00 LOL....

08-29-2008, 06:19 AM	#8
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The UK price is £269, Geoff, which is actually somewhat cheaper than the Euro price given the current exchange rate. At the current rate, €350 = €282. We're saving about £13 buying in £ rather than €.

08-29-2008, 06:33 AM	#9
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	That must be a first....we shall see - that is if the UK WH Smith get around to it...

08-29-2008, 09:32 AM	#10
Mindy Away with the Faeries Posts: 483 Karma: 8459 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Sony PRS 650	On a similar note, I emailed the WHSmith ebookstore the other day to say that it was great to see them in the market but unfortunate that they're current offering is a bit limited (I didn't mention 'uncompetitively priced', I'll save that for a follow-up) and suggested a wishlist function. Received the following: "Thank you for your feedback and suggestions on the WHSmith eBookshop. We are planning to implement some updates to the web site in the near future. While the Wish List feature may not be added at that point, we will certainly keep it in mind for further enhancements. Thank you again, and please let us know if there is any way we can be of assistance. Thank you. Sincerely,The WHSmith eBook Support Team" Nice, polite, prompt response and always good to have another resource, although I really do feel they need to 'up their game' a lot to be a serious contender where ebooks are concerned.

08-29-2008, 10:52 AM	#11
Faenad Ad astra per aspera Posts: 347 Karma: 724 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mexico Device: PRS-505, PRS-300 & HTC HD2	I emailed a few days ago the Brentano's bookstore (http://www.brentanos.fr ) about the Cybook, they replied to me this morning that they still have a few standard Cybook Gen3 in stock at 350€. I will certainly visit them to have a look at the device, even if I ordered instead a PRS-505

08-29-2008, 11:42 AM	#12
Format C: Guru Posts: 753 Karma: 1496807 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The Third World Device: iLiad + PRS-505 + Kindle 3	In spring, when iLiad & Cybook hit the shops here (in Milan and Rome, I think), they sold-out in a couple of weeks... I don't know how many items there where, not too many I suppose, but we can see it as a good omen for our french cousins...

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09-03-2008, 04:47 PM	#13
Tommo43 Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: sony reader 505	I'm confused about the prices of the cybook on the WH Smith web page is Cybook Gen3 eBook Reader £149.99 while e readers are showing it priced at £253 Is this the start of a price war Bob

09-04-2008, 02:18 AM	#14
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Do you have a link to that, Bob? It certainly sounds like a error, but it would be nice if it were not.