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Originally Posted by Steven Lake
Well, here's the kicker for you. They're *not* exiting the business. Why? They're sending me one of their new 6" ereaders for review. (I am still chief editor for Raiden's Realm, so I still do hardware reviews periodically) Plus I was promised one of their new 7" tablets at some point once it's available for review. That tells me that they're anything but giving up on the ereaders.
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Do let us know about the new 6" ereader model you received for review (or will soon?) and certainly any further details about 7" tablets.
As for availability of existing e-readers: ezreader.com remains unavailable to actually sell anything; and astak.com has removed "e-readers" as a product; nor are the e-readers available from any independent Amazon dealers; newegg only appears to have the pink 5" model; bestbuy.ca is showing 7 units left of cumulative three models; bestbuy US no longer sells them; frys.com is out of stock.
I'm just saying the evidence -- existing inventory of all models has effectively ceased in most logical sales channels (without sales, you are not in business) -- suggests the company has ceased this line of business. I also stated the company is likely finding a "soft-landing" for this division and existing customers -- this based on their history of proactive, progressive customer service; the lack of communication by tech and sales support has been noted in this thread by several others.