£200 Voucher to Spend - Page 2

elruffianos · 06-19-2011, 06:44 AM

Thanks for all the responses, looks like a Sony reader is the way to go! I'll hopefully go to Waterstones sometime this week and see if I can try them out in store.

elruffianos · 06-21-2011, 12:33 PM

I went into Waterstones on Sunday and immediately seen the PRS650 on display and started trying it out. I also noticed it was only £170 and that sealed the deal for me, I'd definitely get it. So I go to the counter to get told that they don't actually have any readers in stock. That's fine, I thought, I can wait until they get some, but it turns out they have had a supply issue with Sony and they won't be getting any Sony readers ever again. I would use the voucher online, but the voucher is only valid in that particular store and I can't use it to buy an online voucher for reasons which are beyond me.

So in short, what reader would you reccomend on that list that isn't Sony?

Poppaea · 06-21-2011, 12:53 PM

Oh no!!! Poor you!

I once contemplated getting an Iriver Cover Story. It takes tremendously many formats, 6" screen, you can read Manga with it and it is easy to read with whichever hand you like to use. I also like the form factor. You can scribble notes on it, too. And the price is awesome. No need for a cover, it comes with its own plastic shell cover, so you will have left money to spend on ebooks.

paola · 06-21-2011, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by elruffianos

I would use the voucher online, but the voucher is only valid in that particular store and I can't use it to buy an online voucher for reasons which are beyond me.

so, yours is not a Waterstone's gift card? Because in that case you should be able to use it online. Do you have any form of terms and conditions with the card/vouchers?

elruffianos · 06-22-2011, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by paola

so, yours is not a Waterstone's gift card? Because in that case you should be able to use it online. Do you have any form of terms and conditions with the card/vouchers?

Unfortunately not. It's just a piece of card with my name and the value of the card on it. It does specify I must buy from this particular store and it must be books I buy, although that is not strictly true as I bought a bookmark with £2 I had spare from my prize last year. I might try going back in and arguing my case and "buy" an online voucher with my prize voucher.

paola · 06-22-2011, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by elruffianos

Unfortunately not. It's just a piece of card with my name and the value of the card on it. It does specify I must buy from this particular store and it must be books I buy, although that is not strictly true as I bought a bookmark with £2 I had spare from my prize last year. I might try going back in and arguing my case and "buy" an online voucher with my prize voucher.

yes, if I were you I would try that - and you can also try and contact the "main" Waterstones' customer service - this si probably a card issued by the store directly, but they (the big guys) may be prepared to switch it if you tell tehm your story - in fact, they really should!

Logseman · 06-23-2011, 09:57 AM

The Cybook Opus may be a bit old, but it's a trusty and nicely readable little thing. The iRiver has the charm of being bigger and having a cover

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06-19-2011, 06:44 AM	#16
elruffianos Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: none	Thanks for all the responses, looks like a Sony reader is the way to go! I'll hopefully go to Waterstones sometime this week and see if I can try them out in store.

06-21-2011, 12:33 PM	#17
elruffianos Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: none	I went into Waterstones on Sunday and immediately seen the PRS650 on display and started trying it out. I also noticed it was only £170 and that sealed the deal for me, I'd definitely get it. So I go to the counter to get told that they don't actually have any readers in stock. That's fine, I thought, I can wait until they get some, but it turns out they have had a supply issue with Sony and they won't be getting any Sony readers ever again. I would use the voucher online, but the voucher is only valid in that particular store and I can't use it to buy an online voucher for reasons which are beyond me. So in short, what reader would you reccomend on that list that isn't Sony?

06-21-2011, 12:53 PM	#18
Poppaea Lucifer's Bat Posts: 2,536 Karma: 19491715 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earth/Berlin Device: Kobo Libra 2	Oh no!!! Poor you! I once contemplated getting an Iriver Cover Story. It takes tremendously many formats, 6" screen, you can read Manga with it and it is easy to read with whichever hand you like to use. I also like the form factor. You can scribble notes on it, too. And the price is awesome. No need for a cover, it comes with its own plastic shell cover, so you will have left money to spend on ebooks.

06-23-2011, 09:57 AM	#22
Logseman Orisa Posts: 1,999 Karma: 1035571 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ireland Device: Onyx Poke 5	The Cybook Opus may be a bit old, but it's a trusty and nicely readable little thing. The iRiver has the charm of being bigger and having a cover