Sony in Québec legally?

yvanleterrible · 08-21-2009, 09:54 PM

Those of us in Quebec have complained for years that Sony could not make their readers available to us, but our neighbours can get them in the rest of Canada.

This morning while browsing online shops for a new computer, I found the 505 and 700 available at Bureau en Gros, a subsidy of Staples here.

This evening my wife found the 505 in the French Christmas Sears Catalog of Canada.

Now I haven't tried ordering to see if it's true so I can't confirm anything.

Any one found other places?

frozennorth · 08-22-2009, 01:11 AM

Try Best Buy and Futureshop. Both online stores carry it but they still list the price at 349CDN$. And shoprbc.com in Ottawa has it too.

lukasfikr · 08-22-2009, 02:13 AM

Take your car and go to Ontario or cross a border ...

tech_au · 08-22-2009, 02:46 AM

Wow, Thats really strange. Last time I checked Quebec was a part of Canada. What's Sony's reason ?
Here in Australia, that be like selling something in New South Wales but not selling it in Queensland

Stitchawl · 08-22-2009, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by lukasfikr

Take your car and go to Ontario or cross a border ...

Faster than McD's... drop down to St. Johnsbury and get it there!

Stitchawl

Barcey · 08-22-2009, 07:41 AM

The Sony press release says they will be available across Canada.

http://fr.sony.ca/view/press_816.htm

yvanleterrible · 08-22-2009, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barcey

The Sony press release says they will be available across Canada.

http://fr.sony.ca/view/press_816.htm

Nice link Barcey, that's very reassuring.

I have to say that even if Sony was available in the rest of Canada, however I tried to find one, it wasn't available in Québec.

I've always suspected the copyright laws in French being the culprit although it has never been confirmed. I think the latest study of copyrights brought forth by the Harper administration may have had some impact through the whole ordeal.

Although the Bookeen is available through Archambault, their answers regarding my questions towards why they don't sell ebooks for the machine they provide were that they were negociating with publishers.

DonaldL. · 08-22-2009, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

Those of us in Quebec have complained for years that Sony could not make their readers available to us, but our neighbours can get them in the rest of Canada.

I've never seen the 505 and 700 in stores, but from the beginning you could have special ordered it from Sony Style stores in Quebec.

yvanleterrible · 08-22-2009, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DonaldL.

I've never seen the 505 and 700 in stores, but from the beginning you could have special ordered it from Sony Style stores in Quebec.

I've tried that but the people there, those that new what I was talking about or that found the device in their listings, could not order any at all. Quebec banned, period.

Things are changing now and it's a good thing.

Ziguezon · 08-22-2009, 02:19 PM

I *think* that the Canadian 500 and 505 user interfaces were in English only, so they did not bother to try to sell them in Quebec. The 300 and 600 are bilingual, so will be sold in all SonyStyle stores, as well as Future Shop and Best Buy.

I called Sony awhile back and asked if they would ship the 505 or 700 to Quebec. The sales rep said yes, no problem. I asked if any SonyStyle stores in Quebec carried the readers. She said not likely, but she had heard of a few stores in the Montreal area that kept a few units in the back that they brought out on request.

I also called a SonyStyle store in Brossard, and they confirmed that when the new models are available, they will be sold in all stores across the province.

Ziguezon · 08-22-2009, 02:28 PM

When the 500 and the 505 came out, I do recall seeing many notices about them not being available in Quebec, but after awhile I realized that those notices seemed to have been quietly removed. That's what prompted me to call Sony to find out what was going on.

bookfiend · 08-24-2009, 02:03 PM

I got one last Christmas (505). Shipped from the main sonystyle.com store, no problem.

yvanleterrible · 08-24-2009, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by bookfiend

I got one last Christmas (505). Shipped from the main sonystyle.com store, no problem.

What? And you didn't even make it to Pub Saint-Paul for the meetup?

bookfiend · 08-26-2009, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

What? And you didn't even make it to Pub Saint-Paul for the meetup?

Let me know when the next one is, and I'll be there!

Wetdogeared · 09-08-2009, 11:48 AM

Sony's are now in Quebec legally.

The reasons they were not in the past:

Quote:

The previous generation of e-readers was not available in Quebec due to provincial laws and regulations set by the OQLF (Quebec Office of the French language), said Algate.

“The packaging wasn’t French, the user interface wasn’t French, now all those things are included on the latest generation models,” he explained.

Sony readers (PRS-300 & PRS-600) are currently available through Archambault and French eBooks for Canadians are available at www.Jelis.ca

08-21-2009, 09:54 PM	#1
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Sony in Québec legally? Those of us in Quebec have complained for years that Sony could not make their readers available to us, but our neighbours can get them in the rest of Canada. This morning while browsing online shops for a new computer, I found the 505 and 700 available at Bureau en Gros, a subsidy of Staples here. This evening my wife found the 505 in the French Christmas Sears Catalog of Canada. Now I haven't tried ordering to see if it's true so I can't confirm anything. Any one found other places?

08-24-2009, 02:03 PM	#12
bookfiend Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 2075332 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canada Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Clara HD, Kobo Forma	I got one last Christmas (505). Shipped from the main sonystyle.com store, no problem. Last edited by bookfiend; 08-24-2009 at 02:06 PM. Reason: Added URL for clarification.

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frozennorth Evangelist Posts: 407 Karma: 18772 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: Onyx Boox RIP, Sony PRS-T1, Kobo Libra	Try Best Buy and Futureshop. Both online stores carry it but they still list the price at 349CDN$. And shoprbc.com in Ottawa has it too.

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lukasfikr Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Cowtown, Alberta Device: Sony PRS-650, Kindle 3, Apple iPad/iPhone 4	Take your car and go to Ontario or cross a border ...

08-22-2009, 02:46 AM	#4
tech_au Oz Bookworm Posts: 516 Karma: 4056 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Australia Device: Sony PRS 505,PRS 650	Wow, Thats really strange. Last time I checked Quebec was a part of Canada. What's Sony's reason ? Here in Australia, that be like selling something in New South Wales but not selling it in Queensland

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Barcey Wizard Posts: 1,531 Karma: 8059866 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Device: Kobo H2O / Aura HD / Glo / iPad3	The Sony press release says they will be available across Canada. http://fr.sony.ca/view/press_816.htm

08-22-2009, 02:19 PM	#10
Ziguezon Ogg Vorbis Posts: 145 Karma: 292661 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505	I think that the Canadian 500 and 505 user interfaces were in English only, so they did not bother to try to sell them in Quebec. The 300 and 600 are bilingual, so will be sold in all SonyStyle stores, as well as Future Shop and Best Buy. I called Sony awhile back and asked if they would ship the 505 or 700 to Quebec. The sales rep said yes, no problem. I asked if any SonyStyle stores in Quebec carried the readers. She said not likely, but she had heard of a few stores in the Montreal area that kept a few units in the back that they brought out on request. I also called a SonyStyle store in Brossard, and they confirmed that when the new models are available, they will be sold in all stores across the province.

08-22-2009, 02:28 PM	#11
Ziguezon Ogg Vorbis Posts: 145 Karma: 292661 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505	When the 500 and the 505 came out, I do recall seeing many notices about them not being available in Quebec, but after awhile I realized that those notices seemed to have been quietly removed. That's what prompted me to call Sony to find out what was going on.

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