Kobo discounted at Borders?

silverraven · 07-22-2011, 05:38 PM

So, will the Kobo Touch at Borders stores be discounted along with all thier other merchandise? I saw they had an 'up to 40% off' sale already.
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octoberdana · 07-22-2011, 05:41 PM

No it appears that the ereaders are not discounted.

silverraven · 07-22-2011, 05:45 PM

Oh, well. I was hoping for a real deal.
Thanks for the info!
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thp1017 · 07-22-2011, 06:03 PM

I actually picked up a touch today for 10% off - at the store I visited (in Abq, NM), they had another 4 touch when I was there at noon, plus there were probably close to ten wireless.

beautifulsoup · 07-22-2011, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by silverraven

Oh, well. I was hoping for a real deal.
Thanks for the info!
S

Keep trying, though. I remember that one of the locations closing months ago (before the Touch came out) was selling the Kobo Wifi for about 80 bucks, after a week or two.

filmo · 07-23-2011, 11:55 AM

Local Borders Panama City Beach Pier park had sign all e-readers 10% off. They have Kobo touch/wifi, and 2 Sony models.

OneandonlyDoc · 07-23-2011, 06:48 PM

I was at a closing store this past Thanksgiving (it was one of the Michigan Avenue stores in Chicago), and they definitely had discounted their Kobos (I didn't pick one up at the time; I waited until the Wifi price drop after Christmas)...so I imagine if your local store still has them in stock, they'll be discounted soon enough.

I work at a mall with a Borders (though not AT Borders) and I think I actually sold one of our customers on buying a Kobo yesterday. >.>

Shopaholic · 07-23-2011, 08:14 PM

Yep, people were at Borders in droves on Friday. Read the sales very carefully, UP TO means just that, not everything is 40%. I didn't see anything that was actually. Not even books. It was all 10% off and they jacked their Sony Pocket back up to $179.99 from the $129.99 it was the week before.

cutterjohn42 · 07-24-2011, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by beautifulsoup

Keep trying, though. I remember that one of the locations closing months ago (before the Touch came out) was selling the Kobo Wifi for about 80 bucks, after a week or two.

IIRC the WiFi actually ended up making it down to $60 in those sales...

SensualPoet · 07-24-2011, 11:33 AM

Don't dawdle if you see a bargain. The liquidator has a very aggressive timeline to close out the stores.

EricW · 07-24-2011, 12:28 PM

At the last round of closings, the Kobo Wifi made it below the $60 mark. It's not going to happen on the first weekend, but it probably will happen eventually.

OneandonlyDoc · 07-24-2011, 02:04 PM

If they make it that low at the Borders near me, I just might have to buy a second one...

omahawildcat · 07-25-2011, 09:40 AM

All ereaders at my Border in Omaha were 10% off.

RSaunders · 07-25-2011, 01:47 PM

I picked a WiFi (hate fingerprints) up for $70 at my local Borders, and cashed in that pesky $20 gift card I had lying around. Still having a lot of newbie problems with ePubs from by existing sources, but time will tell. It's at a very attractive price.

OneandonlyDoc · 07-25-2011, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by RSaunders

I picked a WiFi (hate fingerprints) up for $70 at my local Borders, and cashed in that pesky $20 gift card I had lying around. Still having a lot of newbie problems with ePubs from by existing sources, but time will tell. It's at a very attractive price.

Did you try loading them in with Adobe Digital Editions (http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/)? That's what I usually use to load in my existing epubs (Calibre and I don't play nice with each other).

07-22-2011, 05:38 PM	#1
silverraven Guru Posts: 967 Karma: 3438612 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle 4NTB x 4	Kobo discounted at Borders? So, will the Kobo Touch at Borders stores be discounted along with all thier other merchandise? I saw they had an 'up to 40% off' sale already. S

07-22-2011, 06:03 PM	#4
thp1017 Connoisseur Posts: 82 Karma: 13557 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM Device: Kobo, KT, KGlo, H2O, Libra	discount I actually picked up a touch today for 10% off - at the store I visited (in Abq, NM), they had another 4 touch when I was there at noon, plus there were probably close to ten wireless.

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octoberdana Enthusiast Posts: 48 Karma: 40000 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Touch, Kindle Touch	No it appears that the ereaders are not discounted.

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silverraven Guru Posts: 967 Karma: 3438612 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle 4NTB x 4	Oh, well. I was hoping for a real deal. Thanks for the info! S

07-23-2011, 11:55 AM	#6
filmo Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 1077205 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kobo Touch, Sony T1, Kobo Mini	Local Borders Panama City Beach Pier park had sign all e-readers 10% off. They have Kobo touch/wifi, and 2 Sony models.

07-23-2011, 06:48 PM	#7
OneandonlyDoc Fearless Writer Posts: 210 Karma: 375317 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: In a mitten! Device: Kobo Wifi	I was at a closing store this past Thanksgiving (it was one of the Michigan Avenue stores in Chicago), and they definitely had discounted their Kobos (I didn't pick one up at the time; I waited until the Wifi price drop after Christmas)...so I imagine if your local store still has them in stock, they'll be discounted soon enough. I work at a mall with a Borders (though not AT Borders) and I think I actually sold one of our customers on buying a Kobo yesterday. >.>

07-23-2011, 08:14 PM	#8
Shopaholic Cockatoo Mom! Posts: 1,509 Karma: 1812695 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: PW4, Kobo: A1, Clara, Libra 2, iPad Pro 11, iPad Mini	Yep, people were at Borders in droves on Friday. Read the sales very carefully, UP TO means just that, not everything is 40%. I didn't see anything that was actually. Not even books. It was all 10% off and they jacked their Sony Pocket back up to $179.99 from the $129.99 it was the week before.

07-24-2011, 11:33 AM	#10
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	Don't dawdle if you see a bargain. The liquidator has a very aggressive timeline to close out the stores.

07-24-2011, 12:28 PM	#11
EricW Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kobo Wifi, Kindle for PC	At the last round of closings, the Kobo Wifi made it below the $60 mark. It's not going to happen on the first weekend, but it probably will happen eventually.

07-24-2011, 02:04 PM	#12
OneandonlyDoc Fearless Writer Posts: 210 Karma: 375317 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: In a mitten! Device: Kobo Wifi	If they make it that low at the Borders near me, I just might have to buy a second one...

07-25-2011, 09:40 AM	#13
omahawildcat Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kobo	All ereaders at my Border in Omaha were 10% off.

07-25-2011, 01:47 PM	#14
RSaunders Groupie Posts: 162 Karma: 2054 Join Date: Jan 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500	I picked a WiFi (hate fingerprints) up for $70 at my local Borders, and cashed in that pesky $20 gift card I had lying around. Still having a lot of newbie problems with ePubs from by existing sources, but time will tell. It's at a very attractive price.