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Best place to buy Kindle/E-Reader?

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  • 20-09-2013 10:22am
    #1
    clumsyklutz
    Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    Looking for a Kindle or E-Reader (not sure if there's much of a difference - but let me know!)

    I'm looking to buy one as I'm always reading and it's costing a fortune as well as lugging books everywhere! Just wondering where would be the cheapest place to buy one? Hoping to get one today :P.

    Thanks
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    hidinginthebush
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,679 ✭✭✭hidinginthebush


    You can only get kindles for over here from the US amazon (at least that used to be the case). Delivery doesn't take too long. If you went to get an e-reader from amazon.co.uk, you might get the message saying they can't be delivered to Ireland. Parcel Motel will get you around that though (now I think of it you could probably get a kindle by going that route).

    To be honest, amazon is usually good value for pretty much everything, though for something like an e-reader you might be better off getting one in a bricks and mortar shop, see how it feels in your hands, what the screen looks like etc.


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    clumsyklutz
    Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭clumsyklutz


    That's what I was planning on doing, but have no idea where sells the cheapest one, I'd really rather not buy it online (I'm kinda impatient :P)


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    hidinginthebush
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,679 ✭✭✭hidinginthebush


    Where are you based? I'd reckon somewhere like Harvey Norman.


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    dubal
    Registered Users Posts: 769 ✭✭✭dubal


    Argos or tesco

    Dubal


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    super_furry
    Registered Users Posts: 27,322 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    You can pick one up pretty much anywhere. Argos, Tesco, Currys, etc all stock them.

    I'd recommend the Kobo Glo - http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5011362/Trail/searchtext%3EKOBO.htm myself but the Kindle Paperwhite - both have backlights is only a tenner more expensive at argos.


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    restive
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,066 ✭✭✭restive


    Is the 7 inch kobo aura for sale in this country


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    clumsyklutz
    Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭clumsyklutz


    I'm based in Dublin :)

    Would love to be able to spend €129.00 on a Kindle Paperwhite - but I just couldn't justify that money right now.

    Saw the kindle with wifi for €82.00 on the argos site just there, anybody any experience with this?


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    super_furry
    Registered Users Posts: 27,322 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    Yeah it's a great piece of kit. The only real difference between that and the Paperwhite is the lack of the backlight on the standard model but if you don't mind that, it's great.


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    juke
    Registered Users Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭juke


    hidinginthebush wrote: »
    You can only get kindles for over here from the US amazon (at least that used to be the case).

    That's changed now - happily :)

    Delivery from .co.uk site takes about 3 days - comes from Germany. I just got the 'old generation' paperwhite. Very happy.


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    ElNino
    Registered Users Posts: 1,505 ✭✭✭ElNino


    The screen is failing on my old Sony so I just pre-ordered the new Paperwhite 2 WIFI on Amazon.co.uk for £109. It is released on October 9th.

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00CTUKFNQ/ref=amb_link_177287187_2?ie=UTF8&nav_sdd=aps&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=0FAXPSW4TPNR5KRRN55Y&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=429331547&pf_rd_i=468294


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