Borders all gone down under, who sells Kobo now?

sabredog · 06-02-2011, 12:03 AM

Well, Borders is now gone completely here in Australia. Who sells the Kobo in a bricks and Mortar store now?

http://www.smh.com.au/small-business...602-1fhsx.html

Love to hear from reps to provide some light to a darkening situation.

kiwipippa · 06-02-2011, 01:31 AM

That's sad. I'm in New Zealand and Borders and Whitcoulls has been sold here to an experienced retailer so there is still some hope they will survive.

nashira · 06-02-2011, 02:05 AM

...Maybe those AR's that weren't owned by the main company?

3d0g · 06-02-2011, 07:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sabredog

Well, Borders is now gone completely here in Australia. Who sells the Kobo in a bricks and Mortar store now?

Article says borders.com.au will continue so at least there will be some sort of in-country purchase option. Does suck to loose the brick and mortar option though.

nashira · 06-02-2011, 01:38 PM

Maybe they could get them in somewhere like big w?

The Terminator · 06-03-2011, 12:02 PM

Wal~mart sells them in Canada. But I'm not sure if you guys have Wal~Mart?

viviena · 06-04-2011, 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Terminator

Wal~mart sells them in Canada. But I'm not sure if you guys have Wal~Mart?

Nope.

I hope they manage to offer the Kobo through more stores than just A&R. There's not a lot of remaining A&R stores about, and the A&R stores I've been to have been very unimpressive.

HarleyB · 06-04-2011, 04:10 AM

They need to get into stores like JB Hifi or Dick Smiths. Target, Big W, K Mart would work too.
There are a lot of people who would buy an ereader if they can see one, feel one and be shown how easy it is to use. I thought about an ereader for a long time but I wasn't prepared to buy something on the internet without seeing it first.
To this day I have NEVER seen a kindle! I've seen a few Kobos, a couple of Sony's and lots of iPads. Having owned my Kobo for a year I would consider buying an ereader unseen now but I didn't want to do that a year ago.

sabredog · 06-04-2011, 09:29 AM

I think any of the mainstream chain stores would do.

JB and Dick Smith seem committed with their small range of ereaders though. Once the Kobo began being sold in those stores, it would eclipse the other less capable ereaders, which are often more expensive.

boxall · 06-13-2011, 06:51 PM

AR still sell them in store and online. I just grabbed a black one for $99 delivered.

know-one · 06-13-2011, 06:55 PM

I'm so tight right now that I would need money...just to be poor... :-(
Been unemployed for like a little more than a year - but have been working for two months now.
And Kobo is on my screen image at home and at work.
It's my dream and it's what makes me go on through all the troubles of life!
So, I won't be purchasing it right now - it's practically impossible - gotta buy little things like food.
But I know that if it's as good as I'm reading, if it's as good as I think - they'll make more and in 3 months the price might even go down too!

So for the people who can't find one - I'm sure the wait will be worth!

06-02-2011, 12:03 AM	#1
sabredog Geographically Restricted Posts: 2,629 Karma: 14933353 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Device: Sony PRS-T3, Kindle Voyage, iPad Air2, Nexus7v2	Borders all gone down under, who sells Kobo now? Well, Borders is now gone completely here in Australia. Who sells the Kobo in a bricks and Mortar store now? http://www.smh.com.au/small-business...602-1fhsx.html Love to hear from reps to provide some light to a darkening situation.

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kiwipippa Fanatic Posts: 578 Karma: 613022 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: kobo glo, kobo touch (dead), kindle touch, android phone	That's sad. I'm in New Zealand and Borders and Whitcoulls has been sold here to an experienced retailer so there is still some hope they will survive.

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nashira Addict Posts: 219 Karma: 73734 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Paperwhite	...Maybe those AR's that weren't owned by the main company?

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nashira Addict Posts: 219 Karma: 73734 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Maybe they could get them in somewhere like big w?

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HarleyB Fanatic Posts: 565 Karma: 1113286 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast Australia Device: Kobo (RIP), iPad, iPhone 4, Kobo Touch x2, Kobo Glo	They need to get into stores like JB Hifi or Dick Smiths. Target, Big W, K Mart would work too. There are a lot of people who would buy an ereader if they can see one, feel one and be shown how easy it is to use. I thought about an ereader for a long time but I wasn't prepared to buy something on the internet without seeing it first. To this day I have NEVER seen a kindle! I've seen a few Kobos, a couple of Sony's and lots of iPads. Having owned my Kobo for a year I would consider buying an ereader unseen now but I didn't want to do that a year ago.

06-04-2011, 09:29 AM	#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	I think any of the mainstream chain stores would do. JB and Dick Smith seem committed with their small range of ereaders though. Once the Kobo began being sold in those stores, it would eclipse the other less capable ereaders, which are often more expensive.

06-13-2011, 06:51 PM	#10
boxall Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kobo Wireless	AR still sell them in store and online. I just grabbed a black one for $99 delivered.

06-13-2011, 06:55 PM	#11
know-one Connoisseur Posts: 77 Karma: 240112 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: kOBO	I'm so tight right now that I would need money...just to be poor... :-( Been unemployed for like a little more than a year - but have been working for two months now. And Kobo is on my screen image at home and at work. It's my dream and it's what makes me go on through all the troubles of life! So, I won't be purchasing it right now - it's practically impossible - gotta buy little things like food. But I know that if it's as good as I'm reading, if it's as good as I think - they'll make more and in 3 months the price might even go down too! So for the people who can't find one - I'm sure the wait will be worth!

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