Why is it so hard to buy a Kobo Touch? - Page 7

Geco · 09-20-2011, 06:06 AM

I'm in Italy. Bought it through Swindon Books Hong Kong: http://www.swindonbooks.com It took 4 (four!) days to reach Italy, customs check included! About €125 each (plus damn VAT customs tax...) and something like €25 for shipping (for two KT together).

MorganM · 09-22-2011, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by kiwipippa

I just tried to order one. It didn't work - my credit card was rejected. Tried 2 cards, neither worked, both registered in NZ.

Well I gave it a try with my Aus card and it failed 2 times so I guess no Kobo Touch for me!

Shankill · 09-23-2011, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by CazMar

Kobo - why don't you either allow purchases from USA or Canada or sort this out? Otherwise the market will disappear as other ebook readers move in on the sales.

Man, it's really depressing. I work across a few Dick Smith stores in Australia, where we carry the Kindle. When Borders and A&R were around, I would recommend Kobo every time. Now, I can't because there's no retail presence. There hasn't been for months. In the meantime, every time we get stock of Kindles, no matter which store, they sell out within a week. The same is happening with the online store, and also at Big W, the other major retailer carrying Kindles in Aus.

Both businesses have pushed (tens of) thousands of Kindles in just over a month.

And then what of the Kobo? Collins' website has no information at all regarding the fact that they're even planning to sell the Kobo Wifi, let alone the Touch. Borders took down their 'coming soon' banner for the Kobo Touch a month ago. And as for A&R? Their site doesn't even mention the KT.

Kobo actually had the Australian market for almost a year. They were selling the only decent e-reader at a reasonable price in brick and mortar stores. And now, at best, they're merely rapidly losing the market.

Does Kobo no longer want Australian money?

MorganM · 09-23-2011, 09:17 PM

BigW online has no more kindle wifi in stock

Shankill · 09-23-2011, 09:33 PM

Same with Dick Smith. No stock expected in DS stores till around mid-next week. And even though they're another fifty dollars, the 3G ones are still selling really, really well.

MorganM · 09-23-2011, 09:40 PM

I'm going to Darwin next Fri so I can drop in to BigW and have a look at a kindle if they actually have any.

Bookpossum · 09-26-2011, 08:52 AM

(I put this message on another thread, but thought it could also fit in here.)

I put in an enquiry on the Collins website and have just received this reply:

"You are correct in that we will be selling Kobo products including the Touch model. We are just in the final stages of negotiations and planning with Kobo. There have been some delays however and we are still talking with Kobo over pricing and other agreements. This will mean that the launch will now happen sometime in the middle of October. And I do not have pricing figures availale to release just yet.

I have placed you on our Kobo enquiry list, meaning that when new (and more specific) information becomes available to us we’ll pass this on to you."

Sounds as if it's going to cost more, doesn't it? I'm okay as I got mine from Borders in the US (when the exchange rate was better our way) but now my husband wants one too.

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09-20-2011, 06:06 AM	#91
Geco Zealot Posts: 112 Karma: 100 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: Touch, Aura	I'm in Italy. Bought it through Swindon Books Hong Kong: http://www.swindonbooks.com It took 4 (four!) days to reach Italy, customs check included! About €125 each (plus damn VAT customs tax...) and something like €25 for shipping (for two KT together).

09-23-2011, 09:17 PM	#94
MorganM Fanatic Posts: 563 Karma: 1089963 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra H2o	BigW online has no more kindle wifi in stock

09-23-2011, 09:33 PM	#95
Shankill Nameless Being	Same with Dick Smith. No stock expected in DS stores till around mid-next week. And even though they're another fifty dollars, the 3G ones are still selling really, really well.

09-23-2011, 09:40 PM	#96
MorganM Fanatic Posts: 563 Karma: 1089963 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra H2o	I'm going to Darwin next Fri so I can drop in to BigW and have a look at a kindle if they actually have any.

09-26-2011, 08:52 AM	#97
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	(I put this message on another thread, but thought it could also fit in here.) I put in an enquiry on the Collins website and have just received this reply: "You are correct in that we will be selling Kobo products including the Touch model. We are just in the final stages of negotiations and planning with Kobo. There have been some delays however and we are still talking with Kobo over pricing and other agreements. This will mean that the launch will now happen sometime in the middle of October. And I do not have pricing figures availale to release just yet. I have placed you on our Kobo enquiry list, meaning that when new (and more specific) information becomes available to us we’ll pass this on to you." Sounds as if it's going to cost more, doesn't it? I'm okay as I got mine from Borders in the US (when the exchange rate was better our way) but now my husband wants one too.

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