They wrote: (Breaking news directly from Astak)
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There is a European Distributor named Longshine in Germany. They will handle sales to retail stores in Europe. Or you can go onto our website www.astakshop.com and purchase the product when it reaches the released date.
The 5 inch unit should be released in late September.
The 6 inch is projected to clearly release in late August.
The 9.7 inch is due to be released in late November.
The Mobipocket format has been delayed for the time being. The problem is in porting the format onto the device. At this point, all new releases will be ported with eReader and .pdf.
Prices are still not set as we are still adding features and making modifications in the final design.
Anywhere in the world can buy from this website: www.astakshop.com. But... be aware... shipping can be pricey and we do not do our own shipping. The shipping charge is whatever it is set at by UPS or FedEx. We DO get a considerable discount. We don't know final shipping costs as we need the exact final model to determine the weight.
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Now the questions are:
1) can we purchase the device in Europe at the same time when it will be available in USA, or do we need to wait?
2) what will the price, and the price of shipping?
3) is the 5 inch screen big enough? What do you think?
4) why does an ebook reader contain MP3 player? There are very cheap MP3 players today, but even the cheapest mobile phone can play MP3. And actual batterylife will decrease when playing mp3 files.