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No it is not outdated. The Kobo when first released in Australia was (still is) the only ereader available with local support and shop front sales. Most readers pushed past AU$280 (Kindle2 - locked to Amazon) up and over $600 for other 6" ereaders. Now that Amazon has reduced the price of and subsequently released a new Kindle model, that lower price has eroded somewhat. However There are indications the Kobo will fall to sub US$99 for Christmas.
The Kobo has sold exceptionally well here in Australia, with stock in stores and online often sold out. For the first time interested bookworms or casual readers could see an ereader "in the flesh" and try one out. Could not do that with a Kindle, Sony or Jetbook.
Remember the Sony PRS-300 is only a 5" reader.
Sony are releasing newer more up to date models shortly. In Australia, they are rumoured to return domestically this month, but I firmly believe that Christmas or just before is the target date now. As such the PRS-300/600 models are superseded and thus are being sold fairly cheaply in preparation for the new PRS-350/650 models.
The price war, so widely reported at the end of 2009, is just starting to begin. The real beneficiaries are us, the readers.
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