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Originally Posted by 93terp
My original complaint had absolutely nothing to do with the absence of retailers for this product. Perhaps the link I used led to this misperception. My complaint was only to do with Kobo's site not being live for pre-orders when I checked. It is now live with the pre-order link.
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Sadly, I don't include being a mind reader amongst my multitudinous talents. All I can go by is what you wrote.
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Well, Kobo seems to have fumbled the H2O pre-orders. I do believe today is 1 September, and here in the U.S. it doesn't seem possible to pre-order the Aura H2O, even though the reader specific page clearly states "Available for pre-order September 1st". When i click on the "Retailers" link, I am taken to a "Coming Soon" blue circle.
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One question out of curiosity. When you went to that page, did it say Sept. 1st or Sept. 2nd which is what it showed when I went to the page?
I know it's hard for some people to understand that from Kobo's point of view the U.S.A. is not a primary market. They closed their Chicago office a while back and have reduced their spending on advertising in the U.S.A. to virtually zero. Barnes and Noble might be a good indication of why -- take a lot at the Nook division's financial reports and you'd swear that they've forgotten how to manufacture black ink.
Or take a look at some of reviews published by American sources. One recent one listed 5 ereaders. Two from Amazon, Two from Barnes & Noble and a token Kobo Glo for those interested in epubs and international use. Another listed 6 ereaders. Four from Amazon since they listed the Kindle DX for those who wanted a larger screen and two from Barnes & Noble. A mention of a Sony model but not included in the review since it was no longer available.
By comparison, a review on a British site listed 14 ereaders from 9 manufacturers with mention of several other devices that might still be available but are discontinued (Kobo's Mini was mentioned there). Oddly you got the impression that the reviewers had spent some time with each device before writing the review rather than the 5 minute, maximum of 140 character, instant expert reviews that seems to be the North American standard.
Regards,
David