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Originally Posted by mitford13
Interesting apology email from BN this morning that the new Glowlight Plus has “sold out online and in many of our stores” and offering notification when restocked, plus $10 gift card. Feeble marketing ploy or more bad planning?
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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
I don't think it was either. New tech being more popular than anticipated happens all the time. If anything, it seems like it would be good news to those who want larger sized e-ink devices as it shows there is a demand.
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Originally Posted by Calenorn
Interesting. Sold out? Or withheld until they can all be checked for the dead pixel?
Only a few people have mentioned getting the device here. Could they really have produced so few as to sell out that fast without more MR users seeing the device?
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Originally Posted by Calenorn
They do seem a bit scarce, don't they?
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It looks like they gave stores the priority. In Boise, ID (where I live now) they're still in stock. In Fort Worth area (DFW, where I lived) all stores within a 100 miles still have them in stock (17 out of 17). A Houston zip code shows all but one store, 13 out of 14, have them in stock. Same criteria for Los Angeles, 32 out of 34 stores have them in stock. 47 out of 50 stores in NY City area have them in stock. 25 of 27 stores in the Chicago area have them in stock. All 12 stores in the Miami area have them in stock ... etc.
I don't think they're holding them back. I just think they had issues ramping up production. But it's kind of refreshing to see that brick and mortar stores were given the priority for a change. (It kind of sucks, however, if you don't live near a brick and mortar Barnes & Noble.)