11-08-2012, 08:21 AM | #1 |
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Kobo Glo Now Available in USA at Independent Bookstores
The Kobo Glo is now available at Powells.com.
Credit: I like to give credit to the blog that led me to the above link. Not sure how long it will be available. Could also be available at other independent bookstore, but you have find those on your own. And please post them here so others who have be waiting to buy can buy them. |
11-08-2012, 12:00 PM | #2 | |
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The ABA stores have until some point in January to return unsold Kobo hardware from these initial shipments to Ingram without risk. By February, though, the Ingram return policy changes, and here's what else will change: your Targets and your BestBuys and your Neweggs will also be stocking these on their websites without tax or shipping - and with inevitable discounts and specials and combos. And the brick-and-mortar stores will have to make some hard decisions, particularly if the initial run of hardware didn't earn them one-e-shopper. Just my $0.02 |
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11-08-2012, 04:41 PM | #3 |
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I'll repost where I bought mine:
http://www.ottobookstore.com/ Otto Bookstore Williamsport, PA 1-888-762-4526 They WILL ship it to you if you call them with your credit card ready. The shipping charges for me were about $8. They have the Glo, but apparently not in any of the 'fancy' colors like blue or pink. |
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Yep - I bought a Glo at Powells on Burnside this morning. They've got a guy in the front group area flogging them, and he seems to know a bit about them.
When you buy a book from the Kobo store, Powells gets a small cut of the sale. Last edited by EldRick; 11-08-2012 at 07:43 PM. |
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11-08-2012, 08:30 PM | #8 |
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If anyone knows any indie book stores in NYC that began selling Kobo Glo, I'd really appreciate it. Couldn't find link to NYC stores that carry Kobos anywhere including ABA site. I know that stores in other states have it like Powell's in OR, but I'd like to buy locally if possible. Greatly appreciated!
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I have also read, at varying times, that 1) any book bought on the device results in revenue for the indie retailer, because Kobo is tracking which (serial numbers?) got sold where. (So theoretically, pre-existing Kobo accounts could still produce a revenue stream for the store, if books are bought using a device the store sold). 2) any Kobobooks account CREATED on the store-bought device is as good as a Kobobooks account created with that customized, ABA-provided URL link to the Kobo store. I took it upon myself to design an experiment. I created a new account on my bookstore-purchased Glo, then bought one book on the device, and bought another on the web using that Glo-created account. I've asked the store owner to let me know what shows up (if anything) in his weekly report from the ABA. |
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12-19-2012, 09:04 PM | #10 |
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And Best Buy still only stocks the new Kobo Mini. Admittedly it *is* cute.
Still no one I can find in the state of Tennessee who carry any of the latest generation models. Have an older Kobo WiFi as well as a Kobo touch, guess we shall wait until someone nearby carries them or I can mail order them from a U.S.based mail order house. Happy Yule, y'all Tom |
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