Did you try the vox before buying it?

ron1959 · 11-01-2011, 10:50 PM

I haven't tried it out yet. I called FS, BB, & Chapters.
Chapters has a working display model so I'm going there tomorrow to try it out.
BB & FS only have dummy/prop models on display.

Haesslich · 11-01-2011, 10:57 PM

They had one in the 'setup' mode when I got there... but that was still enough to show off the screen and the size.

estelle58 · 11-02-2011, 09:38 AM

Yes, I tried it the day it was launched and I got back to the store the day after to buy it

taming · 11-02-2011, 11:57 AM

I pre-ordered from Kobo without buying it, but I tried it at Future Store before the Kobo order arrived (and yes, I was one of the people who had one shipped after canceling).

borisb · 11-02-2011, 12:43 PM

I pre-ordered within an hour or two of seeing the announcement. To me it was pretty much the same as a Kindle Fire (which I, too, would have bought immediately had it been in Canada), and I was already a fan of KoboBooks, so getting a Kobo-branded device was a no-brainer. To date I've been quite pleased with it, although things like periodically non-responsive screen and buttons are a bit annoying.

frddgls · 11-02-2011, 02:47 PM

I pre-ordered but my Vox isn't shipping until the 7th.

cypherslock · 11-02-2011, 05:34 PM

I saw it on the Chapters website, where I went looking for a book. Within a couple of hours that day (friday) I bought it. Happy happy joy joy!

moolyn · 11-02-2011, 06:02 PM

I tried it in a couple of stores before my preordered Vox arrived but it's much nicer playing with my own!

Pleasant discovery when I was sideloading books from Calibre, using the SD card in the Kobo Touch my DIL has been letting me testdrive, is that her books were available as well! Unfortunately she only had one book that I wanted!

Graycee · 11-02-2011, 08:53 PM

I ordered one and haven't got to try it. I am one of the people having to wait for Nov. 7th ship date. I did go to future shop today and they had at least 20 vox's in the display case but they had removed the display model and it was sitting in the locked display case with the ones in the boxes.

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11-01-2011, 10:50 PM	#1
ron1959 Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: somewhere in the milky way Device: potential kobo vox owner	Did you try the vox before buying it? I haven't tried it out yet. I called FS, BB, & Chapters. Chapters has a working display model so I'm going there tomorrow to try it out. BB & FS only have dummy/prop models on display.

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Haesslich Fanatic Posts: 542 Karma: 1138182 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Kobo Touch,Glo,Mini,Aura/HD/One,H20, Sony PRS-300/600, Kindle 3-PW	They had one in the 'setup' mode when I got there... but that was still enough to show off the screen and the size.

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estelle58 Cat lover Posts: 487 Karma: 1149782 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Montreal, Canada Device: iPhone, Kobo Vox, Kobo Glo, iPad mini, Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Aura	Yes, I tried it the day it was launched and I got back to the store the day after to buy it

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borisb Addict Posts: 212 Karma: 2156 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: enTourage eDGe, Pocket eDGe, Kobo Vox, Kobo Touch, Asus Eee Note	I pre-ordered within an hour or two of seeing the announcement. To me it was pretty much the same as a Kindle Fire (which I, too, would have bought immediately had it been in Canada), and I was already a fan of KoboBooks, so getting a Kobo-branded device was a no-brainer. To date I've been quite pleased with it, although things like periodically non-responsive screen and buttons are a bit annoying.

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frddgls Connoisseur Posts: 69 Karma: 44857 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Forma, iPad, Samsung Galaxy A20	I pre-ordered but my Vox isn't shipping until the 7th.

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cypherslock Groupie Posts: 178 Karma: 12392 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Vox	I saw it on the Chapters website, where I went looking for a book. Within a couple of hours that day (friday) I bought it. Happy happy joy joy!

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moolyn Rookie eBookie Posts: 78 Karma: 1720 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Toronto Device: iPod Touch, Kobo Touch, iPad3	I tried it in a couple of stores before my preordered Vox arrived but it's much nicer playing with my own! Pleasant discovery when I was sideloading books from Calibre, using the SD card in the Kobo Touch my DIL has been letting me testdrive, is that her books were available as well! Unfortunately she only had one book that I wanted!

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Graycee Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 4101 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Aura, Kindle (2014)	I ordered one and haven't got to try it. I am one of the people having to wait for Nov. 7th ship date. I did go to future shop today and they had at least 20 vox's in the display case but they had removed the display model and it was sitting in the locked display case with the ones in the boxes.