Kobo in Borders Australia on sale NOW

iandix · 05-18-2010, 01:21 PM

just saw this on their website
http://www.borders.com.au/ereader

so you can place online orders now

but here is something else that made me laugh.... I wonder what drugs they are on

check out the price for the Sony touch
http://www.borders.com.au/book/sony-...ilver/7341335/

sianon · 05-18-2010, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by iandix

just saw this on their website
http://www.borders.com.au/ereader

but here is something else that made me laugh.... I wonder what drugs they are on

check out the price for the Sony touch
http://www.borders.com.au/book/sony-...ilver/7341335/

Surely the quoted price is an error

then again looking at the prices of the limited range of e-books, perhaps not.

Solicitous · 05-18-2010, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by iandix

just saw this on their website
http://www.borders.com.au/ereader

so you can place online orders now

but here is something else that made me laugh.... I wonder what drugs they are on

check out the price for the Sony touch
http://www.borders.com.au/book/sony-...ilver/7341335/

Anyone know the price of shipping? I'm not willing to create *another* account for an online store just to see the price of shipping.

I am really surprised they are selling the Sony Touch. Who supports it? Borders Australia then send it overseas to get repaired/replaced from the manufacturer, or does Sony make an exception for Borders and will support the ereaders for them here in Australia?

Be nice if they sold covers for the Kobo, I'd be inclined to think about buying one for that price.

Shayne Parkinson · 05-18-2010, 07:34 PM

Oh oh oh! Three of my books are on the Borders Oz list! Good prices, too: free (first one) and $1.95. Does happydance.

The Borders NZ site hasn't yet been updated, but they've said in media releases that they'll start stocking e-books this month. And if they stock the Kobo reader at a similar price to the Aus. one, I might just get one as my birthday present :-)

sabredog · 05-18-2010, 08:19 PM

Is the new borders site active yet?

I am seeing little in the way of ebooks and those being priced at $201.95 so there is a glitch somewhere

Chris Crouch · 05-18-2010, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by sabredog

Is the new borders site active yet?

I am seeing little in the way of ebooks and those being priced at $201.95 so there is a glitch somewhere

It's certainly working for me.

I'm seeing some sensible prices - $5 or $6 for older back-catalog books - mixed with stupid $20+ prices for more recent books. The range isn't great yet, but I'm sure it will improve.

Shayne Parkinson · 05-18-2010, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by sabredog

Is the new borders site active yet?

I am seeing little in the way of ebooks and those being priced at $201.95 so there is a glitch somewhere

Yes, here. I agree, though, all those $201.95 books suggest they have a few bugs to sort out!

They don't seem to have implemented categories (beyond the very broadest) yet, but you can search by title/author/etc.

iandix · 05-18-2010, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by sabredog

Is the new borders site active yet?

I am seeing little in the way of ebooks and those being priced at $201.95 so there is a glitch somewhere

hahah yea I just saw that... that price problem just happened ..

a couple of hours ago they had prices ranging from $1.99 to $22

But then again, this is Borders, they are not really known for being reasonable in their pricing.

Katti's Cat · 05-18-2010, 08:32 PM

Hmm, the book prices are as usual in Australia over the top. Doubt I'd be buying much from them.

On my way to Borders now (soonish) to check out the Kobo.

sherman · 05-18-2010, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

Oh oh oh! Three of my books are on the Borders Oz list! Good prices, too: free (first one) and $1.95. Does happydance.

The Borders NZ site hasn't yet been updated, but they've said in media releases that they'll start stocking e-books this month. And if they stock the Kobo reader at a similar price to the Aus. one, I might just get one as my birthday present :-)

Apparently Whitcoulls are opening an ebook store on the 27th of May, and will (supposedly) be selling the Kobo reader. They are teaming up with Kobo to provide the store.

Here's a page from the Whitcoulls site. There's also been some press releases about it.

(I believe Whitcoulls and Borders are owned by the same company here in NZ, so Borders NZ may also have an ebook store coming...)

Shayne Parkinson · 05-18-2010, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by sherman

Apparently Whitcoulls are opening an ebook store on the 27th of May, and will (supposedly) be selling the Kobo reader. They are teaming up with Kobo to provide the store.

Here's a page from the Whitcoulls site. There's also been some press releases about it.

(I believe Whitcoulls and Borders are owned by the same company here in NZ, so Borders NZ may also have an ebook store coming...)

Kia ora! Nice to see another Kiwi here.

Thanks for that - I'd heard "May 2010", but not which end of the month! Yes, I believe Whitcoulls and Borders (Oz and NZ) are all owned by REDgroup, and they'll all be stocking Kobo readers and e-books.

RCR · 05-18-2010, 11:37 PM

This morning, my local Borders (Melbourne Highpoint) has a display stand with a heap of Kobos in both black and white. It seems like a good basic reader at a good basic price ($199AUD). If I didn't already have my Sony I would seriously consider buying one.

sabredog · 05-18-2010, 11:53 PM

I just let my wife know I will be buying her a white Kobo after our we get back from our holidays. To say she is excited to be getting a ereader to replace her PDA is an understatement!

Solicitous · 05-18-2010, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by RCR

This morning, my local Borders (Melbourne Highpoint) has a display stand with a heap of Kobos in both black and white. It seems like a good basic reader at a good basic price ($199AUD). If I didn't already have my Sony I would seriously consider buying one.

In your opinion which looked more pleasing, the black or the white? I find it interesting that Kobo seem to only really show pictures of the white, is this the better looking unit, or would they be trying to keep the same colour scheme as the Kindle and iRiver?

Xanthe · 05-18-2010, 11:54 PM

Re the Sony Touch price of $807.95: they're probably just trying to make up the cost of all those $25 gift cards they're giving to people in the US who ordered it at the erroneous $100 price and had their orders canceled by Borders - LOL.

05-18-2010, 01:21 PM	#1
iandix Addict Posts: 295 Karma: 109308 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NSW Australia Device: nook touch a Nook 3g (rooted) and a nookcolor (rooted)	Kobo in Borders Australia on sale NOW just saw this on their website http://www.borders.com.au/ereader so you can place online orders now but here is something else that made me laugh.... I wonder what drugs they are on check out the price for the Sony touch http://www.borders.com.au/book/sony-...ilver/7341335/

05-18-2010, 07:34 PM	#4
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Oh oh oh! Three of my books are on the Borders Oz list! Good prices, too: free (first one) and $1.95. Does happydance. The Borders NZ site hasn't yet been updated, but they've said in media releases that they'll start stocking e-books this month. And if they stock the Kobo reader at a similar price to the Aus. one, I might just get one as my birthday present :-) Last edited by Shayne Parkinson; 05-18-2010 at 08:32 PM.

05-18-2010, 11:37 PM	#12
RCR Addict Posts: 334 Karma: 992487 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: 2 x Sony 505, iPad, Samsung 7 Tablet, ASUS Transformer, Nexus 7	This morning, my local Borders (Melbourne Highpoint) has a display stand with a heap of Kobos in both black and white. It seems like a good basic reader at a good basic price ($199AUD). If I didn't already have my Sony I would seriously consider buying one. Last edited by RCR; 05-18-2010 at 11:46 PM.

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