Brick-and-Mortar Store Thread - Page 12

Leaping Gnome · 10-26-2006, 11:18 AM

Could the whole "on hold" thing with Borders be individual store managers sabotage to not undermine their traditional business? Occam's razor tells us they're just incompetent though, so who knows. I wonder what Sony would say.

NatCh · 10-26-2006, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by tekchic

So -- is this guy making stuff up? Obviously they are selling in Borders around the country as we speak, yes? He needed to be hit with a clue-by-4 at least though, Mr. IsItASoftDimLight.

Ah, yes. Classic signs of colonic information generation here.

obelix · 10-26-2006, 03:31 PM

10/26/06 3pm.

SonyPlaza, New York, NY. Sold out; expect new delivery by saturday.

Nightwing · 10-26-2006, 03:41 PM

I knew it was bogus line of catch fire/on hold bit. At least the people at the Borders off of 8 in San Diego said "What Hold?" Its a ways to go. But when I can. Will got to that store for major book purchases. AKA they got my business...

Would be nice to take the reader into Borders go to a kioss and buy a book? Or prepaid cards to fill the Sony account?

You either bend with the change or get broken. Just look at Tower Records... They are history!

ADDED:

One thing... I can say they are proabbly not going to do even a 5 minut totorial on it...

airlik · 10-26-2006, 11:17 PM

The Borders in Buckhead, in Atlanta, has them... well, one less now

The one in Austell won't have them until after US Thanksgiving.

WBS · 10-27-2006, 03:37 PM

Terminal C (International, by Gate 92)

I went through on Thursday this week (26th October) they had 2 left after I got mine.

Not sure the counter staff even realised they had them in stock, they had no idea if they were going to get more.

kickaha · 10-27-2006, 04:21 PM

Well, they used to have at least one reader in stock...

I've been stopping in weekly to check on availability; today was apparently my day.

I literally just walked in the door and haven't opened it up yet. I suppose I should take my jacket off too....

I think they may have had one more. I got the cradle too. They did have an excellent selection of leather covers, but I decided to check out the stock cover first.

And now, I must open the box and play.

Cthulhu · 10-28-2006, 12:39 AM

There's a SONYstyle store in ...Skokie (NW suburb of Chicago) that has them, and the dowtown (i.e. Chicago) Borders is slated to have them....need to take a drive to Skokie. Maybe with one in my hot little hands I shall be unable to resist

Kenal0 · 10-28-2006, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Cthulhu

There's a SONYstyle store in ...Skokie (NW suburb of Chicago) that has them, and the dowtown (i.e. Chicago) Borders is slated to have them....need to take a drive to Skokie. Maybe with one in my hot little hands I shall be unable to resist

Any idea if this store has any of the covers? I called a week ago and they did not have any yet.
Kenal0

Cthulhu · 10-28-2006, 11:08 AM

Kenal--
I only asked about the Reader itself. Had no idea it had a cover until I saw some postings here. Am still unclear about the cover. Does the Reader come with one, or is this another accessory? WilliamG mentioned a leather cover that he had one. I think that would be nice as a means of adding texture and smell of a more traditional nation, but mostly likely pricey.

igorsk · 10-28-2006, 02:44 PM

Yes, the Reader comes with a cover. See e.g. here.

WilliamG · 10-28-2006, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Cthulhu

Kenal--
I only asked about the Reader itself. Had no idea it had a cover until I saw some postings here. Am still unclear about the cover. Does the Reader come with one, or is this another accessory? WilliamG mentioned a leather cover that he had one. I think that would be nice as a means of adding texture and smell of a more traditional nation, but mostly likely pricey.

The cover it comes with is actually quite nice, so you don't need to purchase anything else. I know I probably won't. Actually, I find all of the accessories to be fairly pointless, and just a way for Sony to make a ton of extra money on the side of the actual e-ink device manufacturing.

Now excuse me while I go back to reading.

Nightwing · 10-28-2006, 09:56 PM

Decided to grab a brown cover. That green is too bright. Like others too busy reading to flip covers... Will take pix tomorrow.

They have a supply of readers at the Carlsbad Borders store.

Slava · 10-28-2006, 10:22 PM

There are at least three readers in Braintree, MA Borders.

They also have cradles and Red/Brown covers.

Nightwing · 10-28-2006, 11:27 PM

Here is the Brown cover set of open box photos... Wont be able to try it until tomorrow.

http://nightwing.smugmug.com/gallery...30/1/106085293

The had the same Red/Brown but not that horrible green one.

10-26-2006, 03:41 PM	#169
Nightwing Addict Posts: 303 Karma: 541 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Cowon A2 Dell x3i, Sony Reader & Eee PC!	I knew it was bogus line of catch fire/on hold bit. At least the people at the Borders off of 8 in San Diego said "What Hold?" Its a ways to go. But when I can. Will got to that store for major book purchases. AKA they got my business... Would be nice to take the reader into Borders go to a kioss and buy a book? Or prepaid cards to fill the Sony account? You either bend with the change or get broken. Just look at Tower Records... They are history! ADDED: One thing... I can say they are proabbly not going to do even a 5 minut totorial on it... Last edited by Nightwing; 10-26-2006 at 03:46 PM.

10-27-2006, 03:37 PM	#171
WBS Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Oxford, UK Device: Sony Reader	Borders Newark Airport Terminal C (International, by Gate 92) I went through on Thursday this week (26th October) they had 2 left after I got mine. Not sure the counter staff even realised they had them in stock, they had no idea if they were going to get more.

10-27-2006, 04:21 PM	#172
kickaha Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mid-Atlantic USA Device: Sony PRS-500 / Palm Tungsten T5	Borders Bridgewater NJ Well, they used to have at least one reader in stock... I've been stopping in weekly to check on availability; today was apparently my day. I literally just walked in the door and haven't opened it up yet. I suppose I should take my jacket off too.... I think they may have had one more. I got the cradle too. They did have an excellent selection of leather covers, but I decided to check out the stock cover first. And now, I must open the box and play.

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10-26-2006, 11:18 AM	#166
Leaping Gnome Evangelist Posts: 490 Karma: 1641 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Louisville Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	Could the whole "on hold" thing with Borders be individual store managers sabotage to not undermine their traditional business? Occam's razor tells us they're just incompetent though, so who knows. I wonder what Sony would say.

10-26-2006, 03:31 PM	#168
obelix Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 1695 Join Date: Oct 2006	10/26/06 3pm. SonyPlaza, New York, NY. Sold out; expect new delivery by saturday.

10-26-2006, 11:17 PM	#170
airlik Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 15 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Sony Reader	The Borders in Buckhead, in Atlanta, has them... well, one less now The one in Austell won't have them until after US Thanksgiving.

10-28-2006, 12:39 AM	#173
Cthulhu Technologist Posts: 488 Karma: 585237 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: I'm between Cities Device: SONY Reader PRS-500	There's a SONYstyle store in ...Skokie (NW suburb of Chicago) that has them, and the dowtown (i.e. Chicago) Borders is slated to have them....need to take a drive to Skokie. Maybe with one in my hot little hands I shall be unable to resist

10-28-2006, 11:08 AM	#175
Cthulhu Technologist Posts: 488 Karma: 585237 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: I'm between Cities Device: SONY Reader PRS-500	Kenal-- I only asked about the Reader itself. Had no idea it had a cover until I saw some postings here. Am still unclear about the cover. Does the Reader come with one, or is this another accessory? WilliamG mentioned a leather cover that he had one. I think that would be nice as a means of adding texture and smell of a more traditional nation, but mostly likely pricey.

10-28-2006, 02:44 PM	#176
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Yes, the Reader comes with a cover. See e.g. here.

10-28-2006, 09:56 PM	#178
Nightwing Addict Posts: 303 Karma: 541 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Cowon A2 Dell x3i, Sony Reader & Eee PC!	Decided to grab a brown cover. That green is too bright. Like others too busy reading to flip covers... Will take pix tomorrow. They have a supply of readers at the Carlsbad Borders store.

10-28-2006, 10:22 PM	#179
Slava Addict Posts: 285 Karma: 129 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New England Device: PRS-500 · iPad · K3	There are at least three readers in Braintree, MA Borders. They also have cradles and Red/Brown covers.

10-28-2006, 11:27 PM	#180
Nightwing Addict Posts: 303 Karma: 541 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Cowon A2 Dell x3i, Sony Reader & Eee PC!	Here is the Brown cover set of open box photos... Wont be able to try it until tomorrow. http://nightwing.smugmug.com/gallery...30/1/106085293 The had the same Red/Brown but not that horrible green one.

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