Comments on: Sony PRS-600 selling for $100 at Borders http://www.teleread.com/sony-reader/sony-prs-600-selling-for-100-at-borders/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:54:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chris Meadows http://www.teleread.com/sony-reader/sony-prs-600-selling-for-100-at-borders/comment-page-1/#comment-1166315 Chris Meadows Tue, 18 May 2010 01:19:08 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/?p=42752#comment-1166315 Not in the USA, especially if it's a particularly blatant error. Some stores have been known to do so when they judged the bad public relations from weaseling out of it would have a higher cost than the financial loss from doing so, but others will just do like Borders in this case and offer some less-expensive consolation prize. Apparently <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090701/1821405427.shtml" rel="nofollow">things are different in Taiwan</a>. Not in the USA, especially if it’s a particularly blatant error. Some stores have been known to do so when they judged the bad public relations from weaseling out of it would have a higher cost than the financial loss from doing so, but others will just do like Borders in this case and offer some less-expensive consolation prize.

Apparently things are different in Taiwan.

]]> By: Ed Clark http://www.teleread.com/sony-reader/sony-prs-600-selling-for-100-at-borders/comment-page-1/#comment-1166313 Ed Clark Tue, 18 May 2010 01:09:03 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/?p=42752#comment-1166313 I placed an order on saturday morning at around 10:00 eastern while the listed price was still $100. I just got an email from Borders saying that the price was wrong and they can't fulfil the order at that price, but they are sending me a $25 gift certificate. Aren't online stores required to honor their listed prices? I placed an order on saturday morning at around 10:00 eastern while the listed price was still $100. I just got an email from Borders saying that the price was wrong and they can’t fulfil the order at that price, but they are sending me a $25 gift certificate. Aren’t online stores required to honor their listed prices?

]]> By: Eduardo Melo http://www.teleread.com/sony-reader/sony-prs-600-selling-for-100-at-borders/comment-page-1/#comment-1166244 Eduardo Melo Sun, 16 May 2010 22:09:55 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/?p=42752#comment-1166244 Well... I bought myself one on may 15th, at around 11am (GMT -3). I was suspicious of the lower price but took the chance. And Borders accepted the buy. Oh, I'm so glad! Getting a Sony Touch for just $100 was a great deal. Yesterday night, when I tried to buy another one, the price already was at $199. Thanks to Twitter, I got this offer even before Teleread announce it. Well… I bought myself one on may 15th, at around 11am (GMT -3). I was suspicious of the lower price but took the chance. And Borders accepted the buy. Oh, I’m so glad! Getting a Sony Touch for just $100 was a great deal. Yesterday night, when I tried to buy another one, the price already was at $199. Thanks to Twitter, I got this offer even before Teleread announce it.

]]> By: Pilotbob http://www.teleread.com/sony-reader/sony-prs-600-selling-for-100-at-borders/comment-page-1/#comment-1166229 Pilotbob Sun, 16 May 2010 17:10:01 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/?p=42752#comment-1166229 That must be a mistake. As of right now it is $199. Which is still a great price. BOb That must be a mistake. As of right now it is $199. Which is still a great price.

BOb

]]> By: Ori Avtalion http://www.teleread.com/sony-reader/sony-prs-600-selling-for-100-at-borders/comment-page-1/#comment-1166176 Ori Avtalion Sat, 15 May 2010 16:05:40 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/?p=42752#comment-1166176 Seems to have gone back to $199 :( Seems to have gone back to $199 :(

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