Lowest price for Reader - Page 2

mdhuang · 10-04-2007, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ebookworm

It was good to wait. I am surprised SONY did not decrease the price of PRS-500 by a lot. It seems to be only available at Amazon now.

I wonder if Sony will continue supporting PRS-500 at all.

Given that PRS-505 only costs a little more than the older model, I am going to take the plunge and get the newer model.

The only reason you want to go with 500 is if you want to install non-roman fonts like Asian languages, which you can do now with the universal flasher. I don't think you can get that with 505 soon (since the flasher won't work on 505).

ebookworm · 10-05-2007, 04:45 AM

Any idea if PRS-505 would be available on sonyrewards.com? That would be cool because I have some reward points saved.

Btw Amazon's price on PRS-500 is $20 down to $274. No reductions at CircuitCity yet.

HarryT · 10-05-2007, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by ebookworm

Any idea if PRS-505 would be available on sonyrewards.com? That would be cool because I have some reward points saved.

I seriously doubt it. The only reason it was available for a while via that route was to shift stock of the old Reader, I suspect.

JSWolf · 10-05-2007, 09:14 AM

All I know is because my credit card took so long to be approved, someone on the phone said yes I would be able to get a Sony Reader via the rewards. So I will do my best to make sure that happens even if I have to go over a supervisor's head.

HarryT · 10-05-2007, 09:20 AM

Is there no "small print" on the site saying "offer subject to availability" or the like? There generally is with these things.

JSWolf · 10-05-2007, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Is there no "small print" on the site saying "offer subject to availability" or the like? There generally is with these things.

Someone I spoke to on the phone assured me I'd get one via the rewards because it took then a month to approve my account. When I applied, if it had been the normal approval process, I'd have had the ability to get a 500 already. I've other credit cards and most were decided upon on the same day. The other one that wasn't, took 2 weeks (roughly).

ebookworm · 10-06-2007, 09:04 PM

SonyRewards has PRS-500 back in stock at 299.99. Wonder if they'll bring 505 anytime soon?

cottonball · 10-09-2007, 05:32 PM

My local SONY Style store (King of Prussia, PA) was offering a couple 500 display units for $179 when I passed thru last week...

MikeF74 · 10-09-2007, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by cottonball

My local SONY Style store (King of Prussia, PA) was offering a couple 500 display units for $179 when I passed thru last week...

Really? I was just there last evening and didn't see any.

I bought a silver 505 (they were sold out of the blue ones).

cottonball · 10-10-2007, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeF74

Really? I was just there last evening and didn't see any.

I bought a silver 505 (they were sold out of the blue ones).

I think they were behind the counter - I didn't see them myself. One of the clerks mentioned that they had them. Regardless, this was a week ago now, and they may have been sold.

MikeF74 · 10-13-2007, 10:17 AM

I've been keeping an eye on the prices. There is one refurbished unit that became available at a reseller for $220.

Here's the link for anyone who's interested. I haven't dealt with this reseller myself, but CNET gave them 5 stars, but resellerratings.com only has 47 total review for them (with a score of 7.5/10).

http://www.techforless.com/cgi-bin/tech4less/PRS500U2

JSWolf · 10-13-2007, 10:20 AM

Open box special. Maybe their demo unit if they have a storefront.

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10-05-2007, 04:45 AM	#17
ebookworm Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2007 Device: SONY PRS-500	Any idea if PRS-505 would be available on sonyrewards.com? That would be cool because I have some reward points saved. Btw Amazon's price on PRS-500 is $20 down to $274. No reductions at CircuitCity yet.

10-05-2007, 09:14 AM	#19
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,756 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	All I know is because my credit card took so long to be approved, someone on the phone said yes I would be able to get a Sony Reader via the rewards. So I will do my best to make sure that happens even if I have to go over a supervisor's head.

10-05-2007, 09:20 AM	#20
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Is there no "small print" on the site saying "offer subject to availability" or the like? There generally is with these things.

10-06-2007, 09:04 PM	#22
ebookworm Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2007 Device: SONY PRS-500	SonyRewards has PRS-500 back in stock at 299.99. Wonder if they'll bring 505 anytime soon?

10-09-2007, 05:32 PM	#23
cottonball Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: SONY Reader PRS-505	My local SONY Style store (King of Prussia, PA) was offering a couple 500 display units for $179 when I passed thru last week...

10-13-2007, 10:17 AM	#26
MikeF74 Groupie Posts: 179 Karma: 28 Join Date: May 2007 Device: Sony PRS-505	I've been keeping an eye on the prices. There is one refurbished unit that became available at a reseller for $220. Here's the link for anyone who's interested. I haven't dealt with this reseller myself, but CNET gave them 5 stars, but resellerratings.com only has 47 total review for them (with a score of 7.5/10). http://www.techforless.com/cgi-bin/tech4less/PRS500U2

10-13-2007, 10:20 AM	#27
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,756 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Open box special. Maybe their demo unit if they have a storefront.