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SF78 · 01-06-2010, 07:00 PM

Not really sure if this is the right place for this, but here goes...

It seems that the best deals are in the US and almost none of the online stores ship to Europe. Ebay looks to be a good (only?) option, but the prices are a bit high when compared to manufacturers own stores. So are there any online stores (with reasonable prices) that ship to Europe? I was looking something in the $200 region.

The reason I'm asking is that even with the VAT + customs fees, many basic readers (Sony Pocket, Jetbook) are much cheaper there than anything i could find in Europe. The whole ebook concept is so new here, that most stores just add 30-50% extra to their prices and even used readers cost a lot more than new ones in the US.

01-06-2010, 07:00 PM	#1
SF78 Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finland Device: Sony 505	Where can a European find a good online deal? Not really sure if this is the right place for this, but here goes... It seems that the best deals are in the US and almost none of the online stores ship to Europe. Ebay looks to be a good (only?) option, but the prices are a bit high when compared to manufacturers own stores. So are there any online stores (with reasonable prices) that ship to Europe? I was looking something in the $200 region. The reason I'm asking is that even with the VAT + customs fees, many basic readers (Sony Pocket, Jetbook) are much cheaper there than anything i could find in Europe. The whole ebook concept is so new here, that most stores just add 30-50% extra to their prices and even used readers cost a lot more than new ones in the US.