Borders sent out an email this morning announcing that the $99 sale price for the Kobo Wifi is now permanent. Unfortunately for anyone not in the US, no other retailer has followed suit. Chapters are selling it for $150 CAD, and Borders AU have it listed for $180 AUD. Yep, the US price is almost [...]
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Borders (US) dropped the price of the Kobo Wifi to $99
February 8th, 2011 · 5 Comments · hardware news
Borders to be dropped from the NY Stock Exchange
February 4th, 2011 · No Comments · ebookstore news, press release
It’s not going to happen just yet, though. Borders got word today that they will be dropped from the NYSE soon. It seems that there is a rule that penny stocks can’t be traded on the NYSE, and Borders’ stock price has been under a buck since the beginning of January. They have 6 months [...]
HarperCollins UK went POD & book quality dropped
December 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · publishing news
One of the blogs I follow is by Phil Gyford, the man behind Pepys’ Diary. Every year for the pat 9 years he’s bought a volume of Pepys’ Diaries. Every year the new volume has had the same price, publisher (HarperCollins UK), and retailer (Amazon). Only this year he received a poorer quality book than [...]
Have Amazon dropped the Whispernet tax?
November 9th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
I’ve heard an interesting report from an Australian tech blogger I know. Amazon appear to have removed the $2 surcharge on ebooks sold in the Australian Kindle Store. FYI: In most of the countries where Amazon sell ebooks, they charge an extra $2. This money is used to pay the local cell phone provider for [...]
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Acer LumiRead price dropped to 179 Euro
September 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments · hardware news
It hasn’t even been released yet, and Libre.de already lowered the price. You can no get the Wifi equipped LumiRead for 179 Euros, and the 3G model for 229 Euros. It still cost too much, IMO. Libre.de via Buch Report
Borders AU dropped the price of the Kobo e-reader (finally)
September 15th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
Borders OZ just tweeted that the Kobo e-reader was now 179 AUD (~168USD). Depending on the shipping cost, it might still be cheaper to get the Kindle Wifi (even with import duties). Borders
Waterstone’s dropped Sony Pocket Edition to £99.99
August 10th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
UK bookstore Waterstone’s have dropped the price of the Sony Pocket Edition yesterday. The price on Sunday was priced £179. (The price of the Sony Touch Edition, £199, has not changed.)I don’t know about you, but I’d bet the change is a response to the Kindle. I’m a little surprised at quite how high the [...]
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