07-09-2007, 06:46 PM | #16 |
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I'll have to keep in mind the reset trick and give this a try next time it sits dormant (didn't plan on it being off for so long, ran into a book that just didn't want to be read quickly, have since dumped it, though I was so close to finishing it). Thanks for the tip!
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07-09-2007, 06:50 PM | #17 | |
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I dont think I can.. So can I plug it into the wall, and then into USB to register with connect, get my credit, etc? Im also debating whether or not to flash it right away |
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07-09-2007, 06:50 PM | #18 |
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Don't thank me too soon, Azayzel -- I don't know that it'll help any yet, I just suspect it might.
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07-09-2007, 08:25 PM | #19 |
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And I just have to add to this discussion if we are talking about "fair." Is it "fair" that someone should be able to get their first Reader for $100 rather than the $349 that I and others had to pay?!
I too bought a second reader from tigerdirect.com, but I didn't even know it was a limited offer (I really lucked out and should get it today or tomorrow in the mail). The way I see it is that I paid so much for the first one, that this 2nd was cheap insurance in case I broke mine and my son can stop borrowing mine! Just my opinion, but really it's sorta survival of the fittest when it comes to these things. I saved and worked my butt off to pay for the first reader, and was delighted that I could afford the 2nd one at $99. I didn't know it was a limited offer until I bought mine and logged back into these forums later that day. Now mind you, I do think it is wrong to buy 20 of them and then ebay them, but I think having a back up one that my 16 yr old son can use also is perfectly acceptable. So I am on Dr. Drib's side of the argument.... |
07-09-2007, 08:34 PM | #20 |
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It's Free Market, that's all -- and you bring up a good point: I don't think any of us knew it was an offer limited to 1,000 units until after they ran out of them.
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07-09-2007, 09:38 PM | #21 |
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Thats an easy one. Sure its fair. Its common knowledge that eraly adopters will have to spend more. Ive wanted one for a long time, but was not going to buy one until the price fell below $150.00. Just couldnt justify it to myself. Tiger Direct ran the sale so I got it for $99. i did the same thing with my new HD-DVD player. Crutchfield ran an ad for $199 for it, whereas everyone else had it for $299. It turned out to be a price mistake, but crutchfield honored it.
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07-09-2007, 09:57 PM | #22 | |
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I mean, there are still plenty of readers out there, it's just that most of them are at the high price that I paid for my first one. It's not like there are no more left and no one can buy them, it's just that there are not a whole lot of cheap ones--so I don't think the poster that complained has a valid argument. I usually am not an early adopter because of prices, but ebook readers are the exception to my rule. I live on a budget and don't make a lot of money, but I sacrificed some vacation time to buy my reader. |
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07-09-2007, 10:12 PM | #23 |
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I paid the price back in November and did not pick up one of the $99 Readers. I say, "Congratulations!" to all of you that did pick up a second Reader.
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07-09-2007, 10:21 PM | #24 | |
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After I ordered it, i had time to play around with quite a few of the translation tools to get material ready. manga2ebook, rasterfarian, and book designer all do a pretty bang up job! |
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07-10-2007, 01:33 AM | #25 |
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Glad you got yours!
Mine is due in tomorrow! Sorry I couldn't get more... |
07-10-2007, 02:54 AM | #26 | |
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07-10-2007, 06:56 AM | #27 | |
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When the communism ended in Poland, we were left with tons of spare editions of Lenin's Complete Works. At rock-bottom prices, bound in quality leather, they ended up as elegant gloves. In case your other one is this leather-bound Dooney & Bourke edition, it would be an option. Otherwise... no clue |
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07-10-2007, 08:07 AM | #28 |
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A hundred bucks is cheaper than the original price but it still is not given and a sacrifice to the family budget.
We'll have to see even better prices to get the democratization that will bring the ebook to soar. When they get to the $29.99, which seems to be the current TV offer average, ebooks will take off to never come back down. |
07-10-2007, 12:35 PM | #29 |
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Sheeesh I wish I was here reading this so much earlier, I think I may have picked up a second one for just because <sigh> all gone.....
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07-10-2007, 12:47 PM | #30 |
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Heh, that's what you get for neglecting your friends, Karen!
You can still get in on this one, if you don't mind applying for a credit card. |
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