Kobo prices coming down? (via TechCrunch) - Page 2

soondai · 09-01-2010, 10:49 AM

the new lower price is now in effect

http://www.borders.com/online/store/...ew_koboereader

edit:

gotta love Borders. I tried to check out with one to see what it came to w/ tax and the site is still charging 149 even though they plainly list the new price. No signs of the Build-a-Bear presence on the site yet.

JPenguin · 09-02-2010, 11:28 AM

The Kobo is $128 at Chapters again until September 6th.

SensualPoet · 09-02-2010, 06:07 PM

That probably means $128 at Wal-mart Canada this weekend as well; it did last time.

I'd bet This will be the new price for a while, moving to $99ish in October or November. Why leave money on the table? It's true a Kindle 3 is only US$139 but there is shipping etc ... so there remains a premium of $40ish. And the Kobo can be bought from a Canadian dealer right where you buy books ... not everyone is entirely online savvy. ANd apart from Sony ereaders, there's relaly nothing else in market here that is easy to stumble upon ... and the 6" edition is $249 once it ships; and no wifi edition of any sort from Sony sold in Canada.

But, lower prices for Kobo are the writing on the wall.

HamsterRage · 09-02-2010, 09:30 PM

Yeah, well it's a gizmo, so the question isn't if the price will come down but how soon and how much. The screen is the priciest component, and since it's used in many devices the production costs are going to plummet as the sales volumes rise.

09-01-2010, 10:49 AM	#16
soondai Guru Posts: 672 Karma: 1109784 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Paperwhite	the new lower price is now in effect http://www.borders.com/online/store/...ew_koboereader edit: gotta love Borders. I tried to check out with one to see what it came to w/ tax and the site is still charging 149 even though they plainly list the new price. No signs of the Build-a-Bear presence on the site yet. Last edited by soondai; 09-01-2010 at 10:55 AM.

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09-02-2010, 11:28 AM	#17
JPenguin Connoisseur Posts: 90 Karma: 42 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo EReader, Kobo for Palm Pre	The Kobo is $128 at Chapters again until September 6th.

09-02-2010, 06:07 PM	#18
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	That probably means $128 at Wal-mart Canada this weekend as well; it did last time. I'd bet This will be the new price for a while, moving to $99ish in October or November. Why leave money on the table? It's true a Kindle 3 is only US$139 but there is shipping etc ... so there remains a premium of $40ish. And the Kobo can be bought from a Canadian dealer right where you buy books ... not everyone is entirely online savvy. ANd apart from Sony ereaders, there's relaly nothing else in market here that is easy to stumble upon ... and the 6" edition is $249 once it ships; and no wifi edition of any sort from Sony sold in Canada. But, lower prices for Kobo are the writing on the wall.

09-02-2010, 09:30 PM	#19
HamsterRage Evangelist Posts: 435 Karma: 24326 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kobo	Yeah, well it's a gizmo, so the question isn't if the price will come down but how soon and how much. The screen is the priciest component, and since it's used in many devices the production costs are going to plummet as the sales volumes rise.

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