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Teddman · 06-10-2009, 03:10 PM

I had a pre-order ready to go for the Kindle DX, it would have arrived on June 12th. But I was feeling "retail guilt" over paying full mark-up. And then I saw the Border's deal on the 505 yesterday, and I just couldn't justify the price difference ($200 plus tax for the 505 vs. $500 for the DX).

I bought a 505 at Border's last night and canceled the DX preorder. Like you, I'd prefer something that can read pdf's natively at nearly full size, but Amazon is pricing this at such a premium, and it's a price point that I doubt they are going to be able to sustain to the end of the year, facing looming competition from Sony, Heart, Plastic Logic, Apple, Astak, and others in the 9.7" e-reader space.

06-10-2009, 03:10 PM	#7
Teddman Addict Posts: 242 Karma: 695 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505	I had a pre-order ready to go for the Kindle DX, it would have arrived on June 12th. But I was feeling "retail guilt" over paying full mark-up. And then I saw the Border's deal on the 505 yesterday, and I just couldn't justify the price difference ($200 plus tax for the 505 vs. $500 for the DX). I bought a 505 at Border's last night and canceled the DX preorder. Like you, I'd prefer something that can read pdf's natively at nearly full size, but Amazon is pricing this at such a premium, and it's a price point that I doubt they are going to be able to sustain to the end of the year, facing looming competition from Sony, Heart, Plastic Logic, Apple, Astak, and others in the 9.7" e-reader space.