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Originally Posted by Canuck_in_Japan
Actually, the indiegogo page says $699 + shipping. There doesn't seem to be any indication of what the shipping charges are but maybe if you go through with the process it tells you before you buy. Or maybe you never find out until the readers are actually ready to be shipped and then they're held ransom until you pay?
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When people go through the checkout process, it adds on the cost of shipping. That's why you are seeing pledges of $769 or $789 when people have claimed the $729 perk.
However, that shipping charge is included in the total funds collected towards the target. Thus, to place an order for 60 units at $700 a piece, you would need to collect more than $42000.
Had they simply reached 100% of their target, they would not have had sufficient funds to place the order as the shipping fees which backers had already paid would have been included in that $42000. What would have happened then?
Of course, the campaign is now well over its target so that is no longer a concern. However, if the campaign organizers overlooked something so basic when they were establishing their campaign goal, it would make me wonder what else they might have overlooked.
Think I will wait until backers receive their ereaders and until there are some independent reviews of the device until I consider placing an order.
Actually, I'm rather hoping that Kobo or somebody else might take notice and put out a device with superior specs.