Hi everyone

physdude · 07-17-2008, 03:42 PM

Hi to all of you. I got a Sony PRS 500 a few months ago and just ordered one more yesterday for $75 from the Sony reverse auction (on Sony rewards - 3rd wednesday of each month). I don't need one more but at that price it was too good a deal to pass up

. I am surprised that it was the only item where a large number remained unsold even at the lowest price (less than half of what I paid for my first one

). However, the relative unpopularity doesn't sound that good for the future prospects of e-readers

.

Maybe we should give it as a gift to all our friends and families - at that price, it seems to make a superb gift and we can do our part to encourage reading as wel.

badgoodDeb · 07-17-2008, 03:52 PM

Hiya! I'm on a Kindle, but I heartily agree with encouraging e-readership when and where ever you can!

MickeyC · 07-17-2008, 04:14 PM

Hi physdude and welcome to the Forum. I got a Sony 505 back in January and like it a lot.

And I agree, the more people we can get interested in eReaders and eBooks, the better

Elsi · 07-17-2008, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by physdude

Hi to all of you. I got a Sony PRS 500 a few months ago and just ordered one more yesterday for $75 from the Sony reverse auction (on Sony rewards - 3rd wednesday of each month). I don't need one more but at that price it was too good a deal to pass up

. I am surprised that it was the only item where a large number remained unsold even at the lowest price (less than half of what I paid for my first one

). However, the relative unpopularity doesn't sound that good for the future prospects of e-readers

.

Maybe we should give it as a gift to all our friends and families - at that price, it seems to make a superb gift and we can do our part to encourage reading as wel.

Could it be that not many people are interested in the -500 because the -505 is now out?

I wouldn't consider failure to sell a back-level device as indicative of the prospects of e-readers in general. That's like saying that because no one is buying a PC with an Intel 386 processor, there's no future for personal computers.

Spartacus2112 · 07-17-2008, 09:24 PM

Greetings, physdude. Enjoy the forum!

07-17-2008, 03:42 PM	#1
physdude Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Kuala Lumpur, MY Device: Kindle DXG, Kindle PW2	Hi everyone Hi to all of you. I got a Sony PRS 500 a few months ago and just ordered one more yesterday for $75 from the Sony reverse auction (on Sony rewards - 3rd wednesday of each month). I don't need one more but at that price it was too good a deal to pass up . I am surprised that it was the only item where a large number remained unsold even at the lowest price (less than half of what I paid for my first one ). However, the relative unpopularity doesn't sound that good for the future prospects of e-readers . Maybe we should give it as a gift to all our friends and families - at that price, it seems to make a superb gift and we can do our part to encourage reading as wel.

07-17-2008, 03:52 PM	#2
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,548 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Hiya! I'm on a Kindle, but I heartily agree with encouraging e-readership when and where ever you can!

07-17-2008, 04:14 PM	#3
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi physdude and welcome to the Forum. I got a Sony 505 back in January and like it a lot. And I agree, the more people we can get interested in eReaders and eBooks, the better

07-17-2008, 09:24 PM	#5
Spartacus2112 Evangelist Posts: 468 Karma: 1147 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lawn Giland Device: Kindle 3 Wifi	Greetings, physdude. Enjoy the forum!

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