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Originally Posted by John F
When switching to a new brand, I like to phsically see/touch/play with it before buying. I haven't seen any PocketBooks in U.S. B&Ms.
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Unlikely to see Pocketbook at a store in the USA, that's for sure. Same for Kobo. All my Kobo devices were ordered online.
My first Sony was from a B&M store, but that was really back in the day. And somewhat of a rarity in my area anyway. You could find Kindle at Best Buy and Nook at the BN store, but both are 90 miles away.
Hubby had gone to the Best Buy for fun before picking me up at the airport, and he spotted the Sony, knowing I was interested. Naturally, we went straight to the Best Buy after he collected me, and grabbed that 950 before the trek home! Sheer luck. The only one they had too.
Other than that Best Buy, I can't say I've ever seen a Kindle in a store. We are just too much in the boonies. I did see a demo Kobo briefly, but Walmart took their Kobo display down pretty promptly. I doubt they had any sales from it. They never even got the display connected to power. And all that was displayed was the cheapest Kobo at the time.
So I'm used to getting my readers online now. Only the first Sony and the WiFi Nook were bought in a store.