10-17-2006, 10:28 AM | #1 | ||
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How can Joe Blo buy me a Connect e-book gift card?
If someone wants to buy me a gift card for the Sony Connect e-book store, is there a simple way to do it without having the Sony Reader software?
The store help information has the following: Quote:
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10-17-2006, 10:36 AM | #2 |
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There was a theory that they would be available at Borders but since most Borders still have no clue that the reader exists I'm not going to hold my breath...
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10-17-2006, 11:41 AM | #4 |
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I submitted a help ticket with the Connect store. That process was kind of a confusing annoyance also, so I think it doubles the frustration if you already have a problem!
But it's in their hands, and hopefully we'll know what can/can't be done soon. |
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Well, it sounds like the gift certificate buying for non-U.S.-ers ought to be tried for a very small amount first!
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10-17-2006, 12:50 PM | #6 |
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If they don't have my address how do they know I'm not in the territory.
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Here's what Sony Connect store support promptly provided me with.
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10-17-2006, 03:33 PM | #8 |
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I think that Best Buy is part of the Sony empire.
Hmm, I wonder if BestBuy.com ships overseas.... Last edited by NatCh; 10-17-2006 at 06:12 PM. |
10-17-2006, 05:45 PM | #9 |
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Breaking News! It looks like you really can buy gift cards at Best Buy for Connect ebooks.
From a very helpful gal at Sony Connect support. Check out the front page post. I'm surprised they aren't shouting it loudly to all Sony Reader buyers. Sounds very convenient. Just in time for Christmas also! ;-) Maybe that's a stopgap plan, and they really prefer people to buy gift cards in other ways in the future. After all, if you get a Best Buy gift card, there's always the chance you might spend it on that other electronic gizmo you've been wanting! UPDATE: This information seems to have been incorrect. I wonder if those gift cards are taken in the music store. That might have been a source of confusion for the Connect support people. |
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I also contact the connect folks about dowloading the software in order to buy someone a gift card. They told me the software only comes with the device and cannot be downloaded. I then asked how a non reader owning person could buy a gift card for a person who lived some distance away. They said too bad, so sad, they can't.
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10-18-2006, 09:16 PM | #11 |
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Folks, it's barely past the middle of October, they still have a couple months to fix this issue.
Let's also not forget that their incentive to fix this is quite low. I'd estimate that less than 5,000 Sony Readers will have been delivered before Christmas. Anyway, if they don't find the motivation, someone will just have to volunteer to run a Paypal to Sony Connect Book Store gift card program. :-) |
10-19-2006, 12:34 AM | #12 |
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I understand that Borders is supposed to have gift cards eventually, but I'm not sure if they're supposed to be dedicated Connect Store cards, or if they're just regular Borders cards.
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10-19-2006, 11:13 AM | #13 |
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Dug up a bit more detail -- they are supposed to be Connect Store specific GC's not the standard Borders ones.
Hopefully, they'll show up fairly close to the time the Readers start appearing in Borders stores.... |
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I think that showing themselves to be responsive (particularly with a vocal community like MR taking note of whatever level of responsiveness they show) will help them sell more Readers. Also, every little thing they do to make the whole Reader/Connect Store system easier and better can have an influence on those who have avoided e-reading in the past due to its complexity. I don't mean to suggest that they'd all jump like lemmings, but those who are on the edge might see enough improvement to take the leap. And they do want to sell these things after all, regardless of how many they might be supplying the direct sales folks with at any given moment. |
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