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Originally Posted by bill_mchale
2. The target I was in did nothing to push this reader. Yes they had the reader out... they had let the batter go dead on the unit. There was nothing to indicate this was a Target exclusive and unless you had a working demo, there was nothing to indicate what made it unique (integration with Google Books or the high res screen). Add to that, that before the price was dropped, most of its direct competitors (price wise) had touch screens which many (myself included) don't care about but which many do... and well... It ends up looking like a Kindle clone.
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That's about right for Target. My local one had a huge shelf of them listed for $499, when they were supposed to be on sale for $99. Might just be antipathy on the part of the sales staff, though.