Thread: Got my new Oasis today, first impressions
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Old 10-29-2017, 10:43 AM   #59
mathil
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Originally Posted by Vroo View Post
Do you see anything similar to special offers on this new Oasis?

I'm asking about this because:

1. Amazon DE website says:
"Sie erhalten Spezialangebote und gesponserte Bildschirmschoner direkt auf Ihren Kindle. Die Angebote werden auf dem Bildschirmschoner Ihres Kindle angezeigt, wenn dieser nicht benutzt wird - sie stören Sie nicht beim Lesen."

(and the other European Amazons do not have such section).

2. The price in Amazon DE is 20 euro lower as compared to FR/IT.

One explanation is that Amazon may be trying to keep the price down to compete with the Tolino Epos (in preorder right now at 229 euros), the company's first 7.8" ereader. Tolino is the n.1 ereader provider in Germany, competing with Kobo and Amazon.
Tolino sells its ereaders in Italy as well, but it's no competition to Kobo and Amazon, and the Epos won't be released here anyway, so that might explain why the price is in line with France (who doesn't get Tolinos AFAIK).
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