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Originally Posted by kiwikobo
The question is whether the stores can get enough demo models in when the Kobo launches in the US properly. Before I'd played with the Kobo I used to think that Wifi, touchscreen, and so on would be worthwhile. After having the Kobo for a while I now realise that I wouldn't pay a cent for those features. They are features, not benefits.
Charles
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If the Australian experience is anything to go buy, the AU$199 Kobo sold like hotcakes and there is still a huge demand for them. If the price lowered in response to the recent price drop in the Kindle and Nook, demand would go even higher.
I am waiting to the dust settles, both firmware and and pricewise before I purchase one. In the meantime I got a cheap Jetbook Lite for my wife to test out.
Extraneous features like touchscreen, wifi and PDA/iPad bells and whistles just distract from what a reader does and that is to allow you to read. My smartphone handles the other stuff when I am mobile and my PC when at home.