06-24-2007, 12:03 PM | #1 |
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50$ off readers @ borders
For the first time I got a good luck at a reader in borders. I think Ill wait until they adopt the new eink display, but other than that the reader looked very nice.
Its on sale until the end of this month. -d |
06-24-2007, 12:07 PM | #2 |
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is it 300-50=250 dollar, or is it 299 dollar like everywhere else?
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06-24-2007, 01:40 PM | #3 |
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Sony has a deal where you can get the reader for $299 + a free cradle.
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06-24-2007, 09:43 PM | #7 |
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The Reader has been on sale for $299 USD for some weeks now at Borders and on-line at Best Buy & Circuit City websites. I think they all have the $50 credit at the Connect Store deal. I ended up buying it because of the sale price. I figure I will be replacing the current Reader in less than a year as it is a first generation device. But what the heck, sometimes it's fun being an early adopter.
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To me it's more like "buy this car and we'll throw in the GPS navigation system for free" -- not necessary for safe and proper operation of the car but a nice accessory. Just as the cradle is for the reader. |
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And even then, perhaps the new eink display that gets added to a newer version of the reader may not be to your liking, so you would have waited a year only to find that you're disappointed and at that time you'd only be able to buy used versions of the current reader. I don't consider myself an early adopter -- I consider myself fortunate enough to have been able to afford the reader when I did and am thoroughly enjoying reading the many PG books which aren't available in print any more and which were not as enjoyable to read on my Palm Tungsten T5. |
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OK . Can you actually READ from the cradle? I've never actually seen one - it struck me as just being a way of recharging the Reader without the extreme effort of plugging the charger cable in. Since I only recharge about once every three weeks, this scarcely seems worth paying for .
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06-25-2007, 09:36 AM | #14 |
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Just because?
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06-25-2007, 09:49 AM | #15 |
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I would assume that you could read from the cradle... although I doubt that it's much easier to turn the pages when the device is sitting on your desk, and not in your hands...
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