05-29-2008, 06:12 AM | #61 |
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It is the same in Sweden that they are sold in grocery stores. But the price is a bit higher.
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05-29-2008, 10:41 AM | #62 |
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The price drop combined with the looming threat of sales tax being added to my purchase (I live in New York) made me finally pull the trigger on ordering a Kindle. It's arriving today; I can't wait!
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05-29-2008, 12:34 PM | #63 |
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Christmas shopping season only 5 months away, order several for friends and loved ones
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05-29-2008, 01:28 PM | #64 |
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05-29-2008, 01:32 PM | #65 |
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05-29-2008, 01:42 PM | #66 |
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Thank you for setting me straight on that, BOb.
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05-29-2008, 03:59 PM | #67 |
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05-29-2008, 07:50 PM | #68 |
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No discount here
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05-29-2008, 09:18 PM | #69 |
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Perhaps 1 Day only?
I just tried again and did not receive that promotion again. Was it a coincidence that it was the same day Amazon lowered the price on the Kindle????
I did not order the item, just placed it in cart to calculate shipping and taxes, and the promotional discount was there. Today, it is not. |
05-29-2008, 11:57 PM | #70 |
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Well, I called Sony because I more or less decided on buying it all of yesterday and wanted to know what happened.
Officially it was a Memorial Day promotion and it was a glitch that it carried past Monday. Seems now I'm a day late and a dollar short. Do you think they'll have another one for Father's Day? I'm so depressed... |
05-30-2008, 12:13 AM | #71 |
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Sign up for the Sony Card and you get $100 off a 505
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05-30-2008, 04:43 AM | #72 |
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while I am sure this is just the natural market adjustment because Sony dropped the price earlier this year, I wonder if something else is afoot. The rumor about Spint's EVDO is they are changing their unlimited service option to a 5gb/mo cap. Not wanting to discuss the merits of that but rather perhaps this is a prelude to ending the beta on web browsing via the Kindle due to changes in how Sprint is operating since their WiMax/Xhom announcement a month or so ago.
Much of the value in the Kindle price is the web access, at the very least the access to the site, book delivery, and Wikipedia access. If something changes in that area I would not think there is much to set the Kindle apart from the Sony 505. At least not enough to justify the price difference. Hope that is just my tin foil hat failing and needing replacement. |
05-30-2008, 02:00 PM | #73 |
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I was thinking more about the convenience of newspaper deliver and web access (specifically wikipedia). It's kind of a letdown if I have to go to the computer for that stuff anyway. I guess I'll wait a little longer to see if any new devices promise to entice me more than Amazon and deserve to be my next ebook reader. Maybe the price on the Kindle will drop a little more in the meantime.
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