Aura H2O preorder countdown

[mr_nihilism]

Originally Posted by treadlightly

7 more days... 1 week!! It's almost heeeere!!!

It's so close I can taste it.

It's practically stuck in my teeth.

[JSWolf]

I've decided to wait until the H2O is actually shipped and arrives in someone's hands. This way, I can make sure Nate's cable issue is not specific to the H2O and is just specific to his review unit.

Besides, I'll be away at the end of October and can easily order the H2O after I get back and maybe the local independent book shops will have it.

[vandafc]

For frenchy, the Aura H2O will be available on 10 octobre 2014 ;-)

"La Kobo Aura H2O sera disponible dans tous les magasins Fnac et sur Fnac.com, au prix de 179,90 euros sans publicité."

[PeterT]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I've decided to wait until the H2O is actually shipped and arrives in someone's hands. This way, I can make sure Nate's cable issue is not specific to the H2O and is just specific to his review unit.

Besides, I'll be away at the end of October and can easily order the H2O after I get back and maybe the local independent book shops will have it.

The issue is a NON issue. Its related to the size of the plug on the USB cable.

[treadlightly]

Originally Posted by mr_nihilism

It's so close I can taste it.

It's practically stuck in my teeth.

Kinda like when you eat spicy food, and you can taste it for days?

[6charlong]

This thread got me thinking. Preordered eReaders offer an important opportunity for Kobo. They are a purchase that initiates a long term commitment between Kobo and their customers so wouldn’t it be nice if Kobo’s Customer Service department were to send a series of little update emails to customers on the preOrdered list during that long wait? eMail doesn’t cost much more than the already budgeted cost of internet access. This seems like just the kind of thoughtful touch needed to maintain friendly contact with customers, something to reassure them Kobo wants to maintain an ongoing dialog about books and reading, more than the ads they send to buy books.

I’m thinking of information about where the eReaders are now in the supply process and what to expect from the shipping process once the ereaders arrive from the factory. They can provide links to reviews of the product and how to use it, plus videos about Kobo itself--nothing new, just links to things that are already on the Kobo site. Links to information about the coming eReader, links to the User Manual for the new device, links to accessories, information about their books including vetting free books with instructions about how to get them and explain how to put one in your library where it will be ready to download when your eReader arrives. Maybe explain ePub and ePub3--not the technical bits, rather what the two formats will look like on your new eReader. Basic stuff like that but an attempt to build a relationship with their customers. Just basic marketing like merchants have been doing for thousands of years.

[Croptop]

Well, I took the plunge and preordered an H2O. Now I can spend the next week or so installing the Kobo Android software on my Nexii and figuring out how to get my existing library into the Kobo ecosystem to try out the page syncing.

Looking forward to my first eReader that is not a Kindle.

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by Croptop

Well, I took the plunge and preordered an H2O. Now I can spend the next week or so installing the Kobo Android software on my Nexii and figuring out how to get my existing library into the Kobo ecosystem to try out the page syncing.

You can't. Kobo only syncs books bought from them. And only the kepub version.

[treadlightly]

6 days left!! It's so close!

I hope my H2O is nestled in its shipping box right now, just waiting for a sticky label...

[mr_nihilism]

Six days! That's less than a week!!

Has the parade route been planned out yet?

[marshap]

6charlong, you are absolutely correct. It's a shame Kobo's customer care does not equal the quality of their devices.

[DNSB]

For what it is worth, when I check the status of my order at Chapters/Indigo, it's waiting. Not even a mention of when it is waiting for.

[murg]

Originally Posted by DNSB

For what it is worth, when I check the status of my order at Chapters/Indigo, it's waiting. Not even a mention of when it is waiting for.

Ageing...

"We shall ship no eReader before its time."

[treadlightly]

5 days! I can count on my fingers now. Today is pinky finger day.

[anacreon]

Originally Posted by treadlightly

10 more days...

I feel there should be a metric equivalent for this, like a decaweek or something.

The French calendrier républicain / révolutionnaire (in use 1792-1806 + a short period in 1870) instituted décades (10 days) as a substitute of the traditional weeks.