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Originally Posted by ciscopixie
Did you end up shipping one from overseas?  I'm also in NZ, and have been browsing various sites. Another site says that the release date for AUS and NZ will be June 2013 (see below)
http://prwire.com.au/pr/36229/kobo-u...aura-hd-reader
So basically curious if you've already shipped one, from where, and how much was it?  I can't help but envy all the Aura owners  so amped to get hold of one! |
No. I wanted to get the Espresso. I spent Wednesday deciding what shipping service to use, eventually found that NZ Post's Youshop is definitely the best in terms of price. Ship2U would be cheaper if you don't use the coupons that seem to be common for Youshop, but their address is in California so get's charged tax unlike the Oregon address for Youshop. (shipito.com could potentially be cheaper if you're willing to risk no insurance and a very slow service using their airmail service.)
Anyway when I was looking on late Thursday (early Thursday in Canada/US) the Espresso was available but for various reasons didn't order. On late Friday (early Friday in US/Canada) when I looked it was out of stock! I've asked on Twitter (check out my posts elsewhere) and they're suggesting it may be back in stock this week so I'm waiting to see.