A Strange Thing ...

carpetmojo · 08-20-2011, 06:19 PM

Popped into Waterstones today, and noticed something very strange........

The once very large glass display cabinets for readers and accessories is now taken up posters for book-signings and new novels, which I'm not surprised by - we knew they were closing it down.

But on top they have one Cybook(? ) on a stand, touch screen, 6" but doent work ; one Opus/Colour Bookeen , smaller, works, but not totally; and then, strangely, a big sign for "our new reader, the future, blah blah," and a picture of an iRiver - but no physical model on show. And none available instore.

The staff sadly shrug, they are not in the loop, it seems.

Odd, and very amateurish for Waterstones..........

elcreative · 08-20-2011, 07:25 PM

Odd indeed, Birmingham High Street currently has three Cybook Opus, assorted Elonex (eink and LCD), a 350 and 30 odd 650s plus all the display stands full... where's your Waterstones?

carpetmojo · 08-21-2011, 04:05 AM

We've been through this before, elcreative ! Taunton/Exeter/Tiverton branches.....
Elonux, that's the one !

Do yours have this "push" on iRiver too ?

[ By the way, you might have a very lucky store, following the Distribution centre blaze in Bristol ! Electrical stuff as well as 3m CDs went up.......]

08-20-2011, 06:19 PM	#1
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	A Strange Thing ... Popped into Waterstones today, and noticed something very strange........ The once very large glass display cabinets for readers and accessories is now taken up posters for book-signings and new novels, which I'm not surprised by - we knew they were closing it down. But on top they have one Cybook(? ) on a stand, touch screen, 6" but doent work ; one Opus/Colour Bookeen , smaller, works, but not totally; and then, strangely, a big sign for "our new reader, the future, blah blah," and a picture of an iRiver - but no physical model on show. And none available instore. The staff sadly shrug, they are not in the loop, it seems. Odd, and very amateurish for Waterstones..........

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08-20-2011, 07:25 PM	#2
elcreative Wizard Posts: 2,888 Karma: 5875940 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: PRS505, 600, 350, 650, Nexus 7, Note III, iPad 4 etc	Odd indeed, Birmingham High Street currently has three Cybook Opus, assorted Elonex (eink and LCD), a 350 and 30 odd 650s plus all the display stands full... where's your Waterstones?

08-21-2011, 04:05 AM	#3
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	We've been through this before, elcreative ! Taunton/Exeter/Tiverton branches..... Elonux, that's the one ! Do yours have this "push" on iRiver too ? [ By the way, you might have a very lucky store, following the Distribution centre blaze in Bristol ! Electrical stuff as well as 3m CDs went up.......]