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JSWolf · 03-17-2008, 08:24 PM

I've noticed in the UK a lot of companies that do business in the US and UK charge the same. So if an item in the US is say $10 in the UK it would be £10.

We found that buying something at ToysRUs in the US and shipping the item to the UK was cheaper then buying it online in the
UK.

What really bothers me about the Cybook is the pricing. I don't think it is fair at all. In the US for the deluxe package we pay $450 not including shipping. If you translate that into UK pounds, it's about £226. So it might actually end up cheaper for someone in the UK to get someone in the US to purchase it and send it over. Bookeen has prices all over the place due to them not bothering to deal fairly with the exchange rate.

03-17-2008, 08:24 PM	#27
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,961 Karma: 147448039 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I've noticed in the UK a lot of companies that do business in the US and UK charge the same. So if an item in the US is say $10 in the UK it would be £10. We found that buying something at ToysRUs in the US and shipping the item to the UK was cheaper then buying it online in the UK. What really bothers me about the Cybook is the pricing. I don't think it is fair at all. In the US for the deluxe package we pay $450 not including shipping. If you translate that into UK pounds, it's about £226. So it might actually end up cheaper for someone in the UK to get someone in the US to purchase it and send it over. Bookeen has prices all over the place due to them not bothering to deal fairly with the exchange rate.