i'd just like to compare this text
that i read over at teleread, to see
how it compares to my messages.
-bowerbird
N.A.E.B Cybook pricing kills the deal
for me: $375 not competitive
with Sony Reader’s $300
By Paul Biba
I’ve just noticed that N.A.E.B. (Not
Another E-Book) has posted the
pricing for the Bookeen. It’s $375,
plus shipping. They are selling the
deluxe unit with "…its own battery + 1 USB
cable + 1 USB AC charge device + 1 cover + 1
SD card 1 GB + earphones … This is the deluxe
version and it’s $75 less bought through us
than it is bought retail :
http://www.bookeen.com/shop/ebook-shop.aspx."
Personally, I think selling the deluxe version is
a mistake. There is nothing in the package,
except maybe the case, that is worth a
premium price. If I were ever going to buy one
of these then this package has certainly steered
me away. I would much rather buy the basic
unit which Bookeen sells for $350. I have
earphones, SD cards, USB cables, chargers, etc.
and I can’t see paying a premium price for
them. With their discount (they say: "Ordering
1000 readers at a time gives us a price break
and we pass that price break along to you. This
is what a buyers club does and that’s what
we’re doing.") they could have sold the regular
unit a a price competitive with the Sony Reader.
This has killed the deal for me.