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Originally Posted by Skyblue
Hi
I have the same problem as the first poster, i'm from Australia and im trying to buy a cybook in US currency. I see that NAEB has closed down, so does anyone know where I can buy a cybook in US currency (that will post to aussie)? I have emailed booken but no response.
Thanks
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The only US supplier specified on the
Bookeen website is
Books On Board (and
NAEB, which, as you've no doubt noted, has officially closed). However, while I and many others would have Books On Board on a list of recommended providers of ebooks, they specify that they
"are authorized to sell and service the US and Canada only", so that's no help to you.
Bookeen state that "We decided to keep a constant price for all the countries without calculating the price from money currencies. On top of that some countries will pay a 19,6% VAT like all European countries, others won't. At last, we also considered the shipment price in mind, to keep an average cost more or less the same". I've never rightly understood this, but obviously, as the third question under their
FAQ, they get it a lot.
In Australia, the price from both local suppliers (
DA Direct and Dymocks) is $599.
Chances are, you know all this. I have a strong suspicion that, apart from any desirability in the product itself, this is why some Australians are purchasing the
Sony PRS-505 from the US from ebay or reputable places like
B&H.
Cheers,
Marc