[simplyparticular]

I've tried now, three times.

The first (a children's bookstore), the cashier told me because that because they hold rambunctious children's activities, the owner keeps the display locked in her office, and to come back another time to see the display (they were in the middle of a birthday party). They don't stock the devices, so they would have to order it in for me.

The second is the secondary location of our "big" independent bookstore, which has the better business hours (they're actually open after 6pm), but is a smaller store. They told me only the main location had the Kobo stuff.

The third was the main location near the university. Went today on lunch. Couldn't find a display or mention of them anywhere. Asked at the counter - the display unit is completely hidden. It's mounted to the counter inside the elevated cash wrap, behind the register and a set of tall bookcases - he would only hand me the devices on their tether, over the bookcase, which wasn't quite long enough for me to actually do much, as I had to hold it above my head. When I said I was ready to buy a Glo, he said they don't stock them. They special order and I can pick it up in about 7-10 days. Kobo won't ship direct to me, and the store won't ship to my house, as they don't have the staff for that and in case something happens they'd be liable.

So I'm not sure the the ABA partnership is going to help either Kobo or the bookstores much, if my city is any indication.


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Oh, and on a disturbing note, Kobo is probably sharing their database with the ABA partners. When I purchased books at the children's bookstore, they already had me in the computer. Since I didn't even know they existed until they showed up on the Kobo ABA list, that was a shock.