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Originally Posted by silverspear
thank you guys! you are really very helpful. =) I will be in osaka from 3-7 Dec, and I plan to either buy a kobo glo or a kindle paperwhite.. either one is fine, as long as a shop sells it.
For Kobo touch, according to the official kobo blog, this is what is written:
"In addition to Rakuten Ichiba, The Kobo Touch eReader is also on sale at major electronics retailers Bic Camera, Sofmap, Joshin and Yodobashi Camera, while bookseller Tsutaya will also be selling Kobo at select stores. Major bookstores Maruzen, Junkudo, Bunkyodo and Tsutaya are also prominently displaying the Kobo Touch eReader in their stores. "
So I assume that if they sell the touch, they might stock the Glo when I'm there in dec?
For Kindle PW, in the official amazon announcement, this is what is written:
"Japanese retail chains like K’s Holdings and Bic Camera, and in “a variety of TSUTAYA bookstores.”
So having read these in the announcements above, I'm surprised that Stitchawl says he's hardly seen any Kobo's around in BIC and Yodobashi..
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Kobo does not see much in the over-the-counter.
In Japan, not so good reputation of Kobo.
Therefore, I think a small shop that sells.
I think shops selling Kobo Glo is small.
Kindle PeperWhite will be released in Japan next week.
However, it is expected that it is difficult to obtain because there are a lot of reservations.
(Currently scheduled for delivery Amazon is next January)
If I got the information, I will post again.