Crazy deal on Reader.. $99 plus $150 worth of free books! - Page 10

Nate the great · 07-06-2007, 01:34 PM

And it comes with all the books ever written!

yvanleterrible · 07-06-2007, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the great

And it comes with all the books ever written!

Oh! That one's the best!!!

And wait that's not all!!! It's all for free!!!

drgnbear · 07-06-2007, 02:17 PM

Does anyone have any info on the $150 in free books from connect? I can't find any info on how to redeem it or a rebate form or anything.

Bob Russell · 07-06-2007, 02:44 PM

Hasn't someone (with Photoshop skills) spotted Alex reading a prototype of it on the beach!? ;-)

NatCh · 07-06-2007, 02:45 PM

Well, it'd be hard to photograph it, since it's totally transparent. Duh.

slayda · 07-06-2007, 03:01 PM

And the Mobileread system wonders why I haven't been posting enough.

NatCh · 07-06-2007, 03:20 PM

Awwww, c'mon, slayda, join the fun! All the kids are doing it!

yvanleterrible · 07-06-2007, 03:36 PM

Who you callin a kid!!?!!

NatCh · 07-06-2007, 03:42 PM

It's a figure of speech, yvanleterrible, only a figure of speech.

Adam B. · 07-06-2007, 04:03 PM

Merged threads because I got confused trying to keep track of two threads on the same subject.

drgnbear · 07-07-2007, 01:33 AM

Never mind I found it. A bit deceiving. it's $50 to spend and $99 worth of 50 sony formatted classic novels. Ones you could get for free if you were enterprising. Oh well I'm still happy. I didn't get the $50 with my other reader.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 07-07-2007, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Russell

Hasn't someone (with Photoshop skills) spotted Alex reading a prototype of it on the beach!? ;-)

Oh... you mean this shot?

NatCh · 07-08-2007, 12:40 AM

Excellent!

eppythacher · 07-08-2007, 02:25 AM

This whole situation is odd. At the $100 price point it 1000 units were sold out in 24 hours? Is anyone here an economics major? If sony can sell the PS3 at a loss to sell games why can’t they sell the Reader at a loss? Or at least break even? The reader, I feel, can be as big as the iPod. As for the people that can’t afford the $350 all I can say is that it’s well worth the money if you like to read. It’s like we’re in the Old West, circa Little House on the Prairie. In those days apparently whole families would save up a year to buy ONE book. I’m sure you guys can skip lunch for 2 or 3 months to buy the eReader. Knowing what I know now about the Reader I would skip lunch for 3 months for it. That being said, it looks like Sony has to lower their prices. I wish everyone could own a Reader. Then we can look down on the Ipod people lol (owns a MP3 player).

NatCh · 07-08-2007, 08:34 AM

The difference between the PS3 and the Reader is that Sony gets to make up money on PS3 games, but doesn't necessarily get to do son on e-books. We're not locked into buying them from Sony, nor in a format that Sony gets paid by others to offer books in. If they sell them at too much of a loss, and the ConnStore doesn't make up the difference, and then some (yeah, that'll happen), then the whole thing goes 'kaput' and that's the end of the Sony Reader line altogether. Not a happy thought to me.

07-08-2007, 02:25 AM	#149
eppythacher Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 3992 Join Date: Jan 2007 Device: prs-500, prs-650	This whole situation is odd. This whole situation is odd. At the $100 price point it 1000 units were sold out in 24 hours? Is anyone here an economics major? If sony can sell the PS3 at a loss to sell games why can’t they sell the Reader at a loss? Or at least break even? The reader, I feel, can be as big as the iPod. As for the people that can’t afford the $350 all I can say is that it’s well worth the money if you like to read. It’s like we’re in the Old West, circa Little House on the Prairie. In those days apparently whole families would save up a year to buy ONE book. I’m sure you guys can skip lunch for 2 or 3 months to buy the eReader. Knowing what I know now about the Reader I would skip lunch for 3 months for it. That being said, it looks like Sony has to lower their prices. I wish everyone could own a Reader. Then we can look down on the Ipod people lol (owns a MP3 player).

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07-06-2007, 01:34 PM	#136
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	And it comes with all the books ever written!

07-06-2007, 02:17 PM	#138
drgnbear Evil alien overlord. Posts: 57 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2007 Device: Kindle	Does anyone have any info on the $150 in free books from connect? I can't find any info on how to redeem it or a rebate form or anything.

07-06-2007, 02:44 PM	#139
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	Hasn't someone (with Photoshop skills) spotted Alex reading a prototype of it on the beach!? ;-)

07-06-2007, 02:45 PM	#140
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Well, it'd be hard to photograph it, since it's totally transparent. Duh.

07-06-2007, 03:01 PM	#141
slayda Retired & reading more! Posts: 2,764 Karma: 1884247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Alabama, USA Device: Kindle 1, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6S+, Kobo Aura One	And the Mobileread system wonders why I haven't been posting enough.

07-06-2007, 03:20 PM	#142
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Awwww, c'mon, slayda, join the fun! All the kids are doing it!

07-06-2007, 03:36 PM	#143
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Who you callin a kid!!?!!

07-06-2007, 03:42 PM	#144
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	It's a figure of speech, yvanleterrible, only a figure of speech.

07-06-2007, 04:03 PM	#145
Adam B. Addicted to Porting Posts: 1,697 Karma: 7194 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN Device: iRex iLiad, Nokia 770, Samsung i760	Merged threads because I got confused trying to keep track of two threads on the same subject.

07-07-2007, 01:33 AM	#146
drgnbear Evil alien overlord. Posts: 57 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2007 Device: Kindle	Never mind I found it. A bit deceiving. it's $50 to spend and $99 worth of 50 sony formatted classic novels. Ones you could get for free if you were enterprising. Oh well I'm still happy. I didn't get the $50 with my other reader.

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07-08-2007, 12:40 AM	#148
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Excellent!

07-08-2007, 08:34 AM	#150
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	The difference between the PS3 and the Reader is that Sony gets to make up money on PS3 games, but doesn't necessarily get to do son on e-books. We're not locked into buying them from Sony, nor in a format that Sony gets paid by others to offer books in. If they sell them at too much of a loss, and the ConnStore doesn't make up the difference, and then some (yeah, that'll happen), then the whole thing goes 'kaput' and that's the end of the Sony Reader line altogether. Not a happy thought to me.