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Suzanna · 12-01-2011, 01:43 PM

No, the Kobo isn't $30 more expensive than the Kindle. The Kindle Touch for $99 is the special offers version, so the price is the same as the Kobo SO version. The Kindle Touch without ads is $139 - it's actually more expensive then the Kobo without ads. (Well, in the U.S. anyway. No ad-supported versions here in Canada and the regular price is $139 here. The Kindle Touch isn't available here at all.)

As for the Nook ... they're obviously willing to take a big hit on pricing to offer it for $99 without ads. I'm not sure how they can afford to do that.

12-01-2011, 01:43 PM	#2
Suzanna Living in the past Posts: 432 Karma: 6011289 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Arc	No, the Kobo isn't $30 more expensive than the Kindle. The Kindle Touch for $99 is the special offers version, so the price is the same as the Kobo SO version. The Kindle Touch without ads is $139 - it's actually more expensive then the Kobo without ads. (Well, in the U.S. anyway. No ad-supported versions here in Canada and the regular price is $139 here. The Kindle Touch isn't available here at all.) As for the Nook ... they're obviously willing to take a big hit on pricing to offer it for $99 without ads. I'm not sure how they can afford to do that. Last edited by Suzanna; 12-01-2011 at 01:46 PM.