FRY's Electronics lowest price on Astak EZ Reader tomorrow

Robertb · 07-02-2009, 06:18 PM

Dear ALL:

For God's sake, look at the newspaper tomorrow and see the huge FRY's Electronics ad on the Astak EZ Reader BUNDLE BOX. IF it does not say Bundle Box in the ad do not worry... it is the ONLY one FRY's has.!! You WILL get the Bundle Box!! We are generating a $30 rebate for this three day event!! This is your last advance warning on a fabulous price for what many at MobileRead Forum feel is the best and most reliable eBook Reader out there!! It is 14 formats and twenty languages!! Wouldn't you love to buy eBooks from almost any website you choose? Wouldn't you like the best MP3 with equalizer on any eBook Reader? Wouldn't you like a device that is COMPLETE... even has the leather case, ear buds, 2GB SD card, Reader/Writer, 200 free classics, even a wrist leash and screw driver??

This is it, folks!! July 3 thru 5 is Astak EZ Reader days at FRY's Electronics or frys.com!!

desertgrandma · 07-02-2009, 07:16 PM

Well, I love my Kindle1, but I gotta say............

You do make me want something I neither need nor can justify buying!

I hope everyone out there who is looking for an ebook reader, and wanting a lower price takes advantage of your offer.

griffonwing · 07-02-2009, 07:37 PM

It's a very good price. But for me, I'll wait another month and get a slightly small screen, with a faster proc, double levels of gray, and SLATE BLUE! All this and abt 20 bucks cheaper.

If not for the Pocket Pro, though, I would definitely order this.

dmikov · 07-03-2009, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Robertb

Dear ALL:

.... eBooks from almost any website you choose? Wouldn't you like the best MP3 with equalizer on any eBook Reader? ....

Dear, RobertB. I love your continuing updates and your blog. But does anybody really care about MP3 equalizer here? On ebook reader site?

You are making your, helpfull at first posts sound more and more like free (for you) advertisement. Leaves a bad taste in the mouth.

P.S. On the other note, not to encourage spam advertising any more

I am still ordering my EZ-Reader now. Offer too good to pass. Hope you won't be long with mail-in rebate.

rixte · 07-04-2009, 01:46 AM

It looks like the reader is again only available in stores, not online

JSWolf · 07-04-2009, 11:39 AM

Fry's makes the EZ Reader such a turn off. Sorry, but the EZ Reader really needs to be sold in a store that will actually sell to people. I don't live anyplace near a Fry's and they will not ship one. So think of all the lost sales that would generate. Dump Fry's if you want to sell more units.

Elsi · 07-04-2009, 11:45 AM

I made a special trip to my Fry's store yesterday. The Astak EZ Reader was selling at $259 -- the same as a Sony PRS-505. The clerk could find no evidence of a sale or special price. In fact, he had to remove a price tag of $249 for a promotion that ended on 25 June.

Wetdogeared · 07-04-2009, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robertb

...July 3 thru 5 is Astak EZ Reader days at FRY's Electronics or frys.com!!

Ooops, this link is broken

Elfwreck · 07-04-2009, 01:12 PM

Frys.com doesn't show the EZ Reader; I can't find it through a search for EZReader, ereader (which turns up the Sony), or Astak (which turns up a couple of camera devices).

I can't even figure out which of their thirty-odd little tabs an ebook reader should fall under, and looking at the Sony Reader listing doesn't tell me which category they've placed it in.

(Hm. A few minutes ago, searching for ereader got me the Sony. Now it gets no results. Searching for PRS-505 gets me the lightwedge, but not the reader. Do they not show any results for items they're sold out of? That would seem a poor choice on their part; it makes people believe they *never* carry the item, not that they don't have any in stock.)

Fry's search engine is atrocious and bad for sales.

slayda · 07-04-2009, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Elfwreck

Frys.com doesn't show the EZ Reader; I can't find it through a search for EZReader, ereader (which turns up the Sony), or Astak (which turns up a couple of camera devices).

I can't even figure out which of their thirty-odd little tabs an ebook reader should fall under, and looking at the Sony Reader listing doesn't tell me which category they've placed it in.

(Hm. A few minutes ago, searching for ereader got me the Sony. Now it gets no results. Searching for PRS-505 gets me the lightwedge, but not the reader. Do they not show any results for items they're sold out of? That would seem a poor choice on their part; it makes people believe they *never* carry the item, not that they don't have any in stock.)

Fry's search engine is atrocious and bad for sales.

Search on "ebook reader". That will return 3 readers (Sony, EZ Reader & one other).

Kris777 · 07-04-2009, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by slayda

Search on "ebook reader". That will return 3 readers (Sony, EZ Reader & one other).

I just did it. One other is jetBook. They also sell Sony 700.

RickyMaveety · 07-04-2009, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robertb

Dear ALL:

For God's sake, look at the newspaper tomorrow and see the huge FRY's Electronics ad on the Astak EZ Reader BUNDLE BOX. IF it does not say Bundle Box in the ad do not worry... it is the ONLY one FRY's has.!! You WILL get the Bundle Box!! We are generating a $30 rebate for this three day event!! This is your last advance warning on a fabulous price for what many at MobileRead Forum feel is the best and most reliable eBook Reader out there!! It is 14 formats and twenty languages!! Wouldn't you love to buy eBooks from almost any website you choose? Wouldn't you like the best MP3 with equalizer on any eBook Reader? Wouldn't you like a device that is COMPLETE... even has the leather case, ear buds, 2GB SD card, Reader/Writer, 200 free classics, even a wrist leash and screw driver??

This is it, folks!! July 3 thru 5 is Astak EZ Reader days at FRY's Electronics or frys.com!!

1. Who is this "we" of which you speak? Do you work for Fry's? And, if so, then tell the folks in marketing there that not having a ship to your home option is a marketing disaster.

2. No, I use my ebook reading devices for READING. The quality of the mp3 matters as much to me as it would in a regular physical book.

Kris777 · 07-04-2009, 01:45 PM

I agree. I have MP3 player on my cell phone and jetBook but I NEVER used it. I use Creative Zen 8 GB Portable Media Player (highly recommend it) for MP3 and Video files.
http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Porta...dp/B000UV4EUG/

rgeorg · 07-04-2009, 02:27 PM

Hi Kris777,
Here's a funny coincidence - I also have, and immensely enjoy, the Creative Zen 8GB player! I use it mostly for audio books, and sometimes for music.

Judging from the jetBook and the Zen, I think that we have similar (and very good) taste!

Kris777 · 07-04-2009, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rgeorg

Hi Kris777,
Here's a funny coincidence - I also have, and immensely enjoy, the Creative Zen 8GB player! I use it mostly for audio books, and sometimes for music.

Judging from the jetBook and the Zen, I think that we have similar (and very good) taste!

07-02-2009, 06:18 PM	#1
Robertb Astak Director, Bus. Devl Posts: 2,560 Karma: 2500000 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Astak Pocket PRO	FRY's Electronics lowest price on Astak EZ Reader tomorrow Dear ALL: For God's sake, look at the newspaper tomorrow and see the huge FRY's Electronics ad on the Astak EZ Reader BUNDLE BOX. IF it does not say Bundle Box in the ad do not worry... it is the ONLY one FRY's has.!! You WILL get the Bundle Box!! We are generating a $30 rebate for this three day event!! This is your last advance warning on a fabulous price for what many at MobileRead Forum feel is the best and most reliable eBook Reader out there!! It is 14 formats and twenty languages!! Wouldn't you love to buy eBooks from almost any website you choose? Wouldn't you like the best MP3 with equalizer on any eBook Reader? Wouldn't you like a device that is COMPLETE... even has the leather case, ear buds, 2GB SD card, Reader/Writer, 200 free classics, even a wrist leash and screw driver?? This is it, folks!! July 3 thru 5 is Astak EZ Reader days at FRY's Electronics or frys.com!!

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desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462841 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Well, I love my Kindle1, but I gotta say............ You do make me want something I neither need nor can justify buying! I hope everyone out there who is looking for an ebook reader, and wanting a lower price takes advantage of your offer.

07-02-2009, 07:37 PM	#3
griffonwing Suave Swabby, Savvy? Posts: 1,602 Karma: 520350 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Harrison, ARrrr, USA - southern Ozark mountains Device: Slate Blue PEZ (Astak Pocket Pro), CVSCX-9300 Quad-band watch phone	It's a very good price. But for me, I'll wait another month and get a slightly small screen, with a faster proc, double levels of gray, and SLATE BLUE! All this and abt 20 bucks cheaper. If not for the Pocket Pro, though, I would definitely order this.

07-04-2009, 01:46 AM	#5
rixte Addict Posts: 300 Karma: 396757 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: new oasis, paperwhite, ipad, kobo	It looks like the reader is again only available in stores, not online

07-04-2009, 11:39 AM	#6
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,942 Karma: 128903250 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Fry's makes the EZ Reader such a turn off. Sorry, but the EZ Reader really needs to be sold in a store that will actually sell to people. I don't live anyplace near a Fry's and they will not ship one. So think of all the lost sales that would generate. Dump Fry's if you want to sell more units.

07-04-2009, 11:45 AM	#7
Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,366 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	I made a special trip to my Fry's store yesterday. The Astak EZ Reader was selling at $259 -- the same as a Sony PRS-505. The clerk could find no evidence of a sale or special price. In fact, he had to remove a price tag of $249 for a promotion that ended on 25 June.

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Elfwreck Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,185 Karma: 25133758 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3 (Past: Kobo Mini, PEZ, PRS-505, Clié)	Frys.com doesn't show the EZ Reader; I can't find it through a search for EZReader, ereader (which turns up the Sony), or Astak (which turns up a couple of camera devices). I can't even figure out which of their thirty-odd little tabs an ebook reader should fall under, and looking at the Sony Reader listing doesn't tell me which category they've placed it in. (Hm. A few minutes ago, searching for ereader got me the Sony. Now it gets no results. Searching for PRS-505 gets me the lightwedge, but not the reader. Do they not show any results for items they're sold out of? That would seem a poor choice on their part; it makes people believe they never carry the item, not that they don't have any in stock.) Fry's search engine is atrocious and bad for sales.

07-04-2009, 01:45 PM	#13
Kris777 Banned Posts: 1,767 Karma: 2520493 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Nexus 7, jetBook-Lite, jetBook mini, Toshiba Thrive, JETBOOK COLOR	I agree. I have MP3 player on my cell phone and jetBook but I NEVER used it. I use Creative Zen 8 GB Portable Media Player (highly recommend it) for MP3 and Video files. http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Porta...dp/B000UV4EUG/

07-04-2009, 02:27 PM	#14
rgeorg Guru Posts: 675 Karma: 3314796 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Europe & USA Device: K3/3G(2x), Glo HD, Amazon Voyage	Hi Kris777, Here's a funny coincidence - I also have, and immensely enjoy, the Creative Zen 8GB player! I use it mostly for audio books, and sometimes for music. Judging from the jetBook and the Zen, I think that we have similar (and very good) taste!