02-11-2009, 01:14 PM | #16 |
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Amazon surely could work with Wal Mart and have display units in each store, people can then play with one and order online from in store or at home. Wally has lots of items that are available online only
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02-11-2009, 02:05 PM | #17 | |
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If they were in a fierce competitive battle things would be different but at present the Kindle doesnt have any competition. |
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02-11-2009, 02:54 PM | #18 | |
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02-11-2009, 04:36 PM | #19 | |
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02-11-2009, 04:42 PM | #20 | |
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No sales staff. Those that are there either are totally clueless or are hiding in the back, or talking to each other in the aise. It would not be one day before the display would be useless. |
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02-11-2009, 11:14 PM | #21 | |
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It would be nice to see the new Kindle in stores though. It was nice seeing the Sony reader in a book store a while back. |
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02-12-2009, 04:58 PM | #22 | |
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02-12-2009, 06:55 PM | #23 |
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02-12-2009, 07:44 PM | #24 |
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True. I remember when the Kindle 1 first came out and it was out of stock almost immediately. We had a few people who got Sonys instead because you could get them right away. Then they came in here asking how to get Amazon books on it. That was before the other ebook stores started dropping their prices to compete with Amazon, too. So these folks went over to the Sony store and saw hardback prices. They were pretty peeved. Sometimes it pays to take a little time, do a little research and even wait if you have to.
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