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CommanderROR · 09-11-2007, 09:25 AM

@LVD

It's nice to hear that there will be more ereaders out there soon, but I realy don't see where all this "the cheap models are not for europe" stuff comes from

I for one would be happy with a device like the STAReBOOK that can display various formats and display text in a pleasing fashion. That's all I really need.

If somebody wants to edit documents, surf the interent or read academic documents with lots of pictures and stuff, then they'll need a different kind of device...but that'll be the same in any region, not only europe.

For those of us who (like me) just want to read fiction, all that counts is format support, proper text formatting (the weak point of the STAReBOOK) and a long long battery life.
According to what we know, the lbook V3 can do all these things (although I have not seen how it handles english and german text), so why should it not be sold here?

Also, any device that is sold from outisde the EU into the EU gets loaded with a quite considerable amount of additional cost, VAT and customs...that'll add a good 20% to the price of the device and of course shipping also has to be taken into consideration.
Maybe somebody (like tribble who now sells the Iliad in Germany if I'm not mistaken) would open a "local" distribution centre here in germany to reduce those costs for the customers.

Whatever happens on that front, I really don't see why we should not get "Pure Fiction" ereaders like the Sony Reader, lbook V8 and V3 and similar devices here.

Can you explain why you think selling these devices in Eruope would be such a problem???
Thanks.

09-11-2007, 09:25 AM	#64
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	@LVD It's nice to hear that there will be more ereaders out there soon, but I realy don't see where all this "the cheap models are not for europe" stuff comes from I for one would be happy with a device like the STAReBOOK that can display various formats and display text in a pleasing fashion. That's all I really need. If somebody wants to edit documents, surf the interent or read academic documents with lots of pictures and stuff, then they'll need a different kind of device...but that'll be the same in any region, not only europe. For those of us who (like me) just want to read fiction, all that counts is format support, proper text formatting (the weak point of the STAReBOOK) and a long long battery life. According to what we know, the lbook V3 can do all these things (although I have not seen how it handles english and german text), so why should it not be sold here? Also, any device that is sold from outisde the EU into the EU gets loaded with a quite considerable amount of additional cost, VAT and customs...that'll add a good 20% to the price of the device and of course shipping also has to be taken into consideration. Maybe somebody (like tribble who now sells the Iliad in Germany if I'm not mistaken) would open a "local" distribution centre here in germany to reduce those costs for the customers. Whatever happens on that front, I really don't see why we should not get "Pure Fiction" ereaders like the Sony Reader, lbook V8 and V3 and similar devices here. Can you explain why you think selling these devices in Eruope would be such a problem??? Thanks.