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Solicitous · 04-02-2011, 05:54 AM

Does anyone actually think that with the Borders stores closing that this will have a negative effect on the Kobo? There has been a number of posts about people picking up a Kobo for $50-$60 each, and (for the US) the current price of $99 makes it kind of hard to justify buying. Has this lowered the perceived value of the Kobo? Will people still be happy to pay $99 for it? I know here in Aus at $179 for a Kobo, and with the Aussie dollar on par with the US that I am waiting for a damn good price before I buy.

04-02-2011, 05:54 AM	#7
Solicitous Wizard Posts: 1,434 Karma: 1525776 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: TAS, Australia Device: Astak Pocket Pro (Black), 2 x Kindle WiFi (Graphite), iPod Touch 4G	Does anyone actually think that with the Borders stores closing that this will have a negative effect on the Kobo? There has been a number of posts about people picking up a Kobo for $50-$60 each, and (for the US) the current price of $99 makes it kind of hard to justify buying. Has this lowered the perceived value of the Kobo? Will people still be happy to pay $99 for it? I know here in Aus at $179 for a Kobo, and with the Aussie dollar on par with the US that I am waiting for a damn good price before I buy.