Akihabara?

alexxx · 08-03-2006, 08:15 AM

Hello everybody,
1st time in my life I'll be in Japan (Tokyo/Kyoto/Nara) aince 12 Aug.
I dont have any previous experience about it, but do you think there is any probability that the Reader will be available in Akihabara?
In alternative - any suggestion about shopping, for an ebook-lover?

bye!

alessandro

Alexander Turcic · 08-03-2006, 09:19 AM

I am pretty confident that it won't be available by then. Sony's plans are to introduce the Reader first in the US, and then perhaps, at a later stage, in other countries.

NatCh · 08-03-2006, 12:54 PM

I hear there's a truly awsome laser tag place in Tokyo, if you like that sort of thing....

firekat · 08-03-2006, 02:12 PM

Akihabara? If I remember correctly that's the big electronics marketing district in Tokyo. I am sure that you can check a lot of other gizmos there. See if you can take a look at that Panasonic reader.

I bet the first place that people are going to be able to get the Sony Reader will be the online Style store, then Borders Books (or is that Barnes & Noble? I get those two confused).

NatCh · 08-03-2006, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by firekat

I bet the first place that people are going to be able to get the Sony Reader will be the online Style store, then Borders Books (or is that Barnes & Noble? I get those two confused).

Borders, definitely Borders.

It's only going to be ~200 stores nationwide at first, so mostly the online store I expect.

They haven't said what they'll do after the initial roll-out, but I'd guess that they'll allow wider-spread retail sales before too long.

08-03-2006, 08:15 AM	#1
alexxx Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 479602 Join Date: Aug 2006 Device: Kindle DX	Akihabara? Hello everybody, 1st time in my life I'll be in Japan (Tokyo/Kyoto/Nara) aince 12 Aug. I dont have any previous experience about it, but do you think there is any probability that the Reader will be available in Akihabara? In alternative - any suggestion about shopping, for an ebook-lover? bye! alessandro

08-03-2006, 09:19 AM	#2
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,171 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	I am pretty confident that it won't be available by then. Sony's plans are to introduce the Reader first in the US, and then perhaps, at a later stage, in other countries.

08-03-2006, 12:54 PM	#3
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	I hear there's a truly awsome laser tag place in Tokyo, if you like that sort of thing....

08-03-2006, 02:12 PM	#4
firekat Groupie Posts: 157 Karma: 314 Join Date: May 2006	Akihabara? If I remember correctly that's the big electronics marketing district in Tokyo. I am sure that you can check a lot of other gizmos there. See if you can take a look at that Panasonic reader. I bet the first place that people are going to be able to get the Sony Reader will be the online Style store, then Borders Books (or is that Barnes & Noble? I get those two confused).