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sdmama · 03-11-2009, 02:36 PM

I ordered a Sony Reader three weeks ago from BooksonBoard. Although the website showed it in stock, an inventory glitch left them one short on their blue readers meaning mine became backordered. I was told last week that a shipment was due in last Friday and that my Reader would be overnighted due to the unexpected delay.

Now they are telling me that the Friday shipment did not have any blue readers and they are waiting for a new delivery date from Sony. Now, this company has been very responsive and has offered to substitute a different color or cancel the order (it has already been billed to my credit card.)

As a CPA in the middle of tax season, I don't have a lot of spare time so I have not been particularly inconvenienced by the delay.

I have to wonder if maybe I was meant to be a Kindle owner instead. The reason I chose the Reader over the Kindle was twofold. First, I've actually held a Reader at a retail store and drooled over them for two years so I have this "connection." Second is the fact that I am a library-aholic. I was under the impression that you couldn't download library ebooks to a Kindle. However, as I browse this site, I see references to library books on the Kindle.

Can I read library books on a Kindle? Should I take the unusual delay as a sign?

03-11-2009, 02:36 PM	#1
sdmama Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 148 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Diego Device: Sony Reader 505 and 700 and Kindle 2	Are the gods sending me a message? I ordered a Sony Reader three weeks ago from BooksonBoard. Although the website showed it in stock, an inventory glitch left them one short on their blue readers meaning mine became backordered. I was told last week that a shipment was due in last Friday and that my Reader would be overnighted due to the unexpected delay. Now they are telling me that the Friday shipment did not have any blue readers and they are waiting for a new delivery date from Sony. Now, this company has been very responsive and has offered to substitute a different color or cancel the order (it has already been billed to my credit card.) As a CPA in the middle of tax season, I don't have a lot of spare time so I have not been particularly inconvenienced by the delay. I have to wonder if maybe I was meant to be a Kindle owner instead. The reason I chose the Reader over the Kindle was twofold. First, I've actually held a Reader at a retail store and drooled over them for two years so I have this "connection." Second is the fact that I am a library-aholic. I was under the impression that you couldn't download library ebooks to a Kindle. However, as I browse this site, I see references to library books on the Kindle. Can I read library books on a Kindle? Should I take the unusual delay as a sign?