Sony PRS-505 @TARGET for $70 - Page 5

mav86 · 11-04-2009, 11:46 PM

I have tried 4 Targets in the Sacramento area, and all of them have them on clearence for $279.99. Not the $70 bargin. Maybe the price will go down on Black Friday.

bookfanmd · 11-05-2009, 12:26 PM

I did get the lightwedge cover for $32 yesterday at the Frederick, MD store. They had 2 more covers but no 505's.

Mrgauth · 11-06-2009, 07:23 AM

I would love to have found another 505 if for no other reason than the battery. My less-than-one-year-old one only gets about 1000 pages turns per charge (appalling in my opinion and why I won't ever buy another at full price) and I would like to have had another cheap so when my battery finally gives out I could just chunk that reader in the trash and start using the backup.

And I go to target all the time too. Dangit.

Spoon Man · 11-06-2009, 08:57 AM

Can someone post a picture of the battery on the Sony? If it can be removed someone might be able to find an inexpensive replacement.

Abecedary · 11-06-2009, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Mrgauth

I would love to have found another 505 if for no other reason than the battery. My less-than-one-year-old one only gets about 1000 pages turns per charge (appalling in my opinion and why I won't ever buy another at full price) and I would like to have had another cheap so when my battery finally gives out I could just chunk that reader in the trash and start using the backup.

And I go to target all the time too. Dangit.

I'll gladly take your "useless" reader off your hands when the battery dies. I have no problems with doing 5 minutes of research and performing a 10 minute battery replacement operation on a dead reader.

Dr. Drib · 11-06-2009, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Abecedary

I'll gladly take your "useless" reader off your hands when the battery dies. I have no problems with doing 5 minutes of research and performing a 10 minute battery replacement operation on a dead reader.

And I'm right behind you, using the same logic.

Don

donslade · 11-06-2009, 09:59 AM

Has anyone had any luck getting Target to sell their display unit? The store closest to me has a fully functional demo, one of the rare ones with an intact screen in a metal display stand. I've asked the sales associates AND the department manager if they will sell the demo unit but they've all said no, it belongs to Sony and must be returned to Sony.

They looked up the price and the 505 is showing on their computer for $70 but they have none, none of the stores in town have any left. The lighted cover comes up at #32.

Hellmark · 11-06-2009, 01:53 PM

I tried the St Louis area Targets the night that this thread was started, but they were completely sold out of the 505s. I really was wanting one for my girlfriend. Been planning on getting her one, after I got her hooked on ebooks.

dreams · 11-06-2009, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by donslade

Has anyone had any luck getting Target to sell their display unit? The store closest to me has a fully functional demo, one of the rare ones with an intact screen in a metal display stand. I've asked the sales associates AND the department manager if they will sell the demo unit but they've all said no, it belongs to Sony and must be returned to Sony.

They looked up the price and the 505 is showing on their computer for $70 but they have none, none of the stores in town have any left. The lighted cover comes up at #32.

Nope.. I tried my local store also and they told me the same.. I tried my best to convince them, but no way... It belongs to Sony even if it is the last one in the store.

mikemc2 · 11-07-2009, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrgauth

I would love to have found another 505 if for no other reason than the battery. My less-than-one-year-old one only gets about 1000 pages turns per charge (appalling in my opinion and why I won't ever buy another at full price) and I would like to have had another cheap so when my battery finally gives out I could just chunk that reader in the trash and start using the backup.

And I go to target all the time too. Dangit.

The Sony service manual for the 505 is available in PDF form and replacement batteries can be found online for under $20.00. Battery swapping looks pretty simple.

vivaldirules · 11-08-2009, 11:26 AM

The 505 at the Target in Rosenberg, which has been the only one in the Houston area for over a week, is now down to $237.98. Still way too much for me. But I will keep checking unless one of you out there beats me to it!

mg2969 · 11-09-2009, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Hello, new members, welcome.

As you haven't listed where you are from, care to tell us which stores these were bought at?

Sorry
I'm from Southern California (Long Beach Area)
However I picked up my 2 (the last 2) from Target In Hawthorne on 120 th street and the 105 freeway near LAX

desertgrandma · 11-09-2009, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

The 505 at the Target in Rosenberg, which has been the only one in the Houston area for over a week, is now down to $237.98. Still way too much for me. But I will keep checking unless one of you out there beats me to it!

If I ever fine one here, I'll buy it and its yours. But.......don't hold your breath!

bookratt · 11-10-2009, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by mikemc2

The Sony service manual for the 505 is available in PDF form and replacement batteries can be found online for under $20.00. Battery swapping looks pretty simple.

Where is the sony service manual for the 505 found? Do you have a link we could peruse?

I was able to find the lighted covers for $16.24 (3 of them) this past week, and am getting christmas gifts for family that I got the 505 for earlier this year. I am also going to take back the lighted cover I purchased for $32.48 at a different Target. I like 3 for less than the price of 1 @ $64.99!

No luck on clearance 505s anywhere....

bookwerm · 11-10-2009, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Abecedary

Here's the Target inventory checker. Just punch in your zip code and watch everything come up as "Out of stock".

Does anyone happen to have a link to the Target inventory Checker for the Sony 505 light cover? The link quoted on the first page of this thread is for the 505 itself, I believe... i would appreciate if someone knows the link for the cover and could post it. thanks!

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11-04-2009, 11:46 PM	#61
mav86 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Roseville, CA Device: Astak eb 06 ez reader	I have tried 4 Targets in the Sacramento area, and all of them have them on clearence for $279.99. Not the $70 bargin. Maybe the price will go down on Black Friday.

11-05-2009, 12:26 PM	#62
bookfanmd Addict Posts: 246 Karma: 4476 Join Date: May 2009 Location: US - Maryland Device: Sony 300/505/T1 Nook STWG Kobo Glo Kobo Aura HD KDX iPad1 K3 KT PW2	I did get the lightwedge cover for $32 yesterday at the Frederick, MD store. They had 2 more covers but no 505's.

11-06-2009, 07:23 AM	#63
Mrgauth Addict Posts: 206 Karma: 310 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tulsa OK Device: K3	I would love to have found another 505 if for no other reason than the battery. My less-than-one-year-old one only gets about 1000 pages turns per charge (appalling in my opinion and why I won't ever buy another at full price) and I would like to have had another cheap so when my battery finally gives out I could just chunk that reader in the trash and start using the backup. And I go to target all the time too. Dangit.

11-06-2009, 08:57 AM	#64
Spoon Man Groupie Posts: 188 Karma: 3002 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: Kindle 1	Can someone post a picture of the battery on the Sony? If it can be removed someone might be able to find an inexpensive replacement.

11-06-2009, 09:59 AM	#67
donslade Member Posts: 24 Karma: 140 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: El Paso, TX Device: PRS-505, Nook STR, Kindle PW3	Has anyone had any luck getting Target to sell their display unit? The store closest to me has a fully functional demo, one of the rare ones with an intact screen in a metal display stand. I've asked the sales associates AND the department manager if they will sell the demo unit but they've all said no, it belongs to Sony and must be returned to Sony. They looked up the price and the 505 is showing on their computer for $70 but they have none, none of the stores in town have any left. The lighted cover comes up at #32.

11-06-2009, 01:53 PM	#68
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,549 Karma: 3799999 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: O'Fallon, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3	I tried the St Louis area Targets the night that this thread was started, but they were completely sold out of the 505s. I really was wanting one for my girlfriend. Been planning on getting her one, after I got her hooked on ebooks.

11-08-2009, 11:26 AM	#71
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	The 505 at the Target in Rosenberg, which has been the only one in the Houston area for over a week, is now down to $237.98. Still way too much for me. But I will keep checking unless one of you out there beats me to it!

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