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Bob Russell · 09-28-2006, 09:27 AM

There have been a lot of reports that the launch of the Sony Reader has been very successful, and that already the first batch of readers available on the SonyStyle web store is sold out. According to the web store, new orders will be shipping in mid-November.

Our reader, Greg G, has indicated after talking with a Sony customer service rep, that the rep told him on Tues 9/26 that "they had around 130 ready to ship and that there where around 50 left as of 2:30pm EST. They also told me that the retails stores would not be getting any for a couple of weeks." But unless Sony is different than every other company in the world, the information that is provided casually this way by a customer service rep over the phone is frequently wrong. It may not even be intentional, as it might be that they are just looking at local numbers, or they may be misinterpreting a number that is shown on a customer service computer screen, or it might have been incorrectly passed to them in the hall, etc. Or.... it could be right!

So my question for the poll is how many you think Sony sold on the first day? Let's say the first 24hrs after selling started. The web store started taking orders sometime very early in the morning of the 26th. Do you think 130 is the right number, or does that seem remarkably small for a major product rollout from Sony, even as a first run?

Use the comments in this thread for discussion, of course, because that's the most fun part!

By the way, I don't know the number, so this is purely for fun. Sony is unlikely to ever announce the number publicly.

09-28-2006, 09:27 AM	#1
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	Poll: How many Sony Readers were sold the first day? There have been a lot of reports that the launch of the Sony Reader has been very successful, and that already the first batch of readers available on the SonyStyle web store is sold out. According to the web store, new orders will be shipping in mid-November. Our reader, Greg G, has indicated after talking with a Sony customer service rep, that the rep told him on Tues 9/26 that "they had around 130 ready to ship and that there where around 50 left as of 2:30pm EST. They also told me that the retails stores would not be getting any for a couple of weeks." But unless Sony is different than every other company in the world, the information that is provided casually this way by a customer service rep over the phone is frequently wrong. It may not even be intentional, as it might be that they are just looking at local numbers, or they may be misinterpreting a number that is shown on a customer service computer screen, or it might have been incorrectly passed to them in the hall, etc. Or.... it could be right! So my question for the poll is how many you think Sony sold on the first day? Let's say the first 24hrs after selling started. The web store started taking orders sometime very early in the morning of the 26th. Do you think 130 is the right number, or does that seem remarkably small for a major product rollout from Sony, even as a first run? Use the comments in this thread for discussion, of course, because that's the most fun part! By the way, I don't know the number, so this is purely for fun. Sony is unlikely to ever announce the number publicly.